Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208413

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208413

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Aboriginal Sandstone quarries, exchange and the history of seedgrinding in Australia. Exchange networks, developed from a complex series of interactions between Aboriginal groups, have permitted the movement of goods, ceremonies and stories across the Australian landscape. Examination of the evolution and development of exchange will be undertaken through the study of sandstone quarries and the grinding stones that were derived from these places. The interdisciplinary approach involves geological characterisation of the sandstones and the grinding stones coupled with an archaeological investigation of production and use. The results of this study will provide a picture of the antiquity of exchange networks in an economic and social context.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-06-2002

End Date: 02-06-2003

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $33,653.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal Studies | Geology Not Elsewhere Classified | Other Studies in Human Society | Archaeological Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Aboriginal Studies | Archaeological Science | Geology Not Elsewhere Classified | Other Studies in Human Society | Understanding Australia'S Past

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