Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190100187

Funded Activity Summary

Ethnoarchaeological investigation of religious systems in Ancient Polynesia. This project aims to document and compare the long-term historical trajectories of Eastern Polynesian chiefdoms by developing a new perspective on ancient ritual practices and monuments. Using archaeological, historical and ethnographic material, the project expects to increase our knowledge of Polynesia’s archaeological history. Anticipated outcomes of this project include a better understanding of traditional religious systems in Polynesia, and the development of a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of ancient rituals. It should further create a new model of collaborative research with Pacific Islanders for whom their legacy of ritual monuments bear a critical cultural significance; it thus informs a better understanding of Australia’s role in Pacific studies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2019

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $391,950.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Pacific History (excl. New Zealand and Māori) | Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) | Religion and Society |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Conserving Pacific Peoples Heritage | Religious Structures and Ritual | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) | Conserving Pacific Peoples Heritage | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Pacific History (excl. New Zealand and Māori) | Religion and Society | Religious Structures and Ritual

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