Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986004

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0986004

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Valuing Stones: obsidian stemmed tools in the creation of social complexity in Papua New Guinea. New inter-disciplinary research into the manufacture, use and exchange of highly distinctive obsidian artifacts will evaluate proposals that they signify the existence of social differentiation in the Pacific region more than 6000 years ago. The research employs new social theory, replication experiments, use-wear analyses and pioneers Raman spectroscopy to detect geological sources and identify microscopic residues. The study will make a significant contribution to Australian and world scholarship, continue the innovation and leadership of Australian scholars in research on stone tools and prehistoric exchange, and promote goodwill and better diplomacy with Australia's nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $457,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology And Prehistory Not Elsewhere Classified | Archaeology | Archaeological Science |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Studies in human society | Chemical sciences

Other Keywords

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology And Prehistory Not Elsewhere Classified | Chemical sciences | Studies in human society

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