Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100291

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE170100291

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Archaeology of long-term cultural adaptation in the Papuan islands. This project aims to explore the antiquity of human settlement in the Massim islands of eastern Papua New Guinea and investigate the long-term adaptive strategies prehistoric people used to live in changing island environments. Ecological constraints shaped indigenous cultural identities as sea levels fluctuated and island sizes varied after initial colonisation of Sahul (Ancient New Guinea-Australia). This project will examine how exchange networks facilitated settlement of resource impoverished island ecosystems. The anticipated outcome is to incorporate empirical data into a theoretical framework of adaptive cultural plasticity to develop a temporal-spatial model for human settlement in the Massim, New Guinea and Sahul with multi-disciplinary benefits for understanding climatic and human effects on flora, fauna and ecology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $365,516.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Conserving Pacific Peoples Heritage | Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) | Conserving Pacific Peoples Heritage | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified

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