Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100159

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100159

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The archaeology of the Great Papuan Plateau. This project aims to investigate the peopling of the Great Papuan Plateau (GPP), a large karst system situated between Australia and Southeast Asia. Recent discoveries suggest that humans arrived in northern Australia by 65,000 years ago and were in southeast Asia by at least 80,000 years ago. Dating the timing and movement of the human colonisation of the GPP has the potential to reveal evidence of the earliest eastward movement of peoples into Sahul (now Australia and New Guinea). Through archaeological excavations of limestone caves with rock art and deep cultural floor deposit recorded across the plateau, this project will provide answers to fundamental questions about the early occupation of Sahul by early modern humans.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-07-2019

End Date: 29-07-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $549,747.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology | Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Understanding Australia's Past

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