Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR200200473

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/SR200200473

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Archives in Bark: Carved and inscribed Kimberley boab trees. This project seeks to record and contextualise Indigenous and non-Indigenous carvings and inscriptions on ancient Australian boab trees (Adansonia gregorii) growing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It will document a hitherto poorly recorded form of traditional Indigenous cultural and artistic practice, as well as information about the lives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people living on missions and pastoral properties prior to and immediately following European Contact. The significance of the project lies in its ability to record information about the lives of people not captured in other types of historical documents. The project should provide ecological information about the condition of these Kimberley heritage trees.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-05-2021

End Date: 12-05-2024

Funding Scheme: Special Research Initiatives

Funding Amount: $283,678.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Heritage and Cultural Conservation | Archaeology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology | Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology | Archaeology | Heritage and Cultural Conservation | Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology) | Understanding Australia's Past

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