Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987164

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987164

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The cutting edge: Investigating the use of shell as a raw material by Australasian hominins. Australasia has tended to exist on the periphery of major debates surrounding human evolution. There is little justification why this should be the case, and Australasia has much to contribute with insights into adaptations to island and tropical environments, and the use of novel raw materials for artefact production. Such enquiries not only help us understand the place of early Australasians within a global framework, but assist us in understanding the unique challenges and opportunities afforded by this region. The regional and European research linkages developed and enhanced by this project ensure that such knowledge is not only 'owned' by Australasians, but is incorporated into global thinking.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 13-02-2009

End Date: 15-05-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $660,809.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Archaeology Of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (Incl. Pleistocene | Archaeology | Archaeological Science |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and chemical conditions | "Stone, ceramics and clay materials"

Other Keywords

"Stone, ceramics and clay materials" | Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology Of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (Incl. Pleistocene | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Physical and chemical conditions | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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