Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100070

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE150100070

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Radiocarbon dating enamel and the first domestic pigs in South East Asia. This project aims to develop techniques to radiocarbon date archaeological tooth enamel. In warm environments, it is rarely possible to date bone, as the protein targeted degrades rapidly. Without direct dates on skeletal material, chronologies underpinning archaeological studies across much of Australia and South East Asia (SEA) are insecure, hindering the study of numerous archaeological questions. Enamel is relatively stable, but it does degrade during burial. The effect of degradation on the radiocarbon age of archaeological teeth will be studied to identify the least altered areas for dating. Using these outcomes, a chronology for the spread of pigs through SEA will then be developed, testing models that explain how early farming practices developed.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2015

End Date: 11-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $370,807.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas | Archaeological Science | Archaeology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Asia's Past | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

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