Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230102264

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP230102264

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

High-speed impact fractures and the global origins of projectile technology. It is often argued that complex projectile technology emerged and spread out of Africa with Homo sapiens, but this hypothesis remains untested. Recent research shows certain tip fractures and usewear/residues on stone points may be diagnostic of high-speed projectile impacts, facilitating identification of early complex projectiles. This project aims to use controlled ballistic experiments to generate diagnostic markers of high-speed impacts, test these against ethnographic collections, and analyse archaeological points on four continents. The should provide significant benefits in understanding the origins of complex projectiles, their role in human dispersal, inter-species competition and reasons for early appearance in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-08-2023

End Date: 01-08-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $441,909.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology | Archaeology | Archaeology of Asia Africa and the Americas | Archaeology of Europe the Mediterranean and the Levant |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology | Archaeology | Archaeology of Asia Africa and the Americas | Archaeology of Europe the Mediterranean and the Levant | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Expanding Knowledge In History, Heritage and Archaeology | Understanding Australia’s Past

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