Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP140100911
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
From ancient to modern environments in southeastern Australia: evidence from the unique natural archives of Lake George. Lake George is an outstanding natural archive - it contains the longest continuous sedimentary record of any Australian lake and has a long, unresolved human occupation history. It also supplies 80 per cent of sand used in the Canberra region construction industry. This multidisciplinary study aims to determine the sedimentary, vegetation, climatic, hydrological, tectonic and archaeological history of the area, including application of cutting-edge dating methods. Project outcomes aim to increase knowledge of landscape evolution and human history in eastern Australia from an improved understanding of the responses of Lake George to past and future climate change and human impact, as well as optimising sustainable extraction of sand and gravel.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2015
End Date: 08-2020
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $450,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Quaternary Environments | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology | Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Mining and Extraction of Stone and Clay | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments (excl. Urban and Industrial Use) |
