Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0770451

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0770451

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The origins of Asian domestic buffalo and its role in the development of agricultural technology. Benefits for Australia are educational, cultural and scientific. This project will enhance research collaborations between Australian universities and research institutions in China, Canada, the USA and India. It will particularly create more opportunities for academic exchange between Australia and China. This project employs new methods combining archaeology with DNA technology and archaeometry to tackle important issues in animal domestication and agricultural technology in many Asian regions. Its outcome will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the human history of our region and the world.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2007

End Date: 12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $544,972.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology Of Agricultural And Pastoral Societies | Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania And The | Archaeology | Archaeological Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding other countries |

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