Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100387]
Researchers:
Adrian Miller
(Chief Investigator)
,
David Lambert
(Chief Investigator)
,
Dr Michael Westaway
(Chief Investigator)
,
Duncan Wright
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Brian Fry
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Establishing the provenance of Torres Strait Islander remains: genetics, craniometrics and isotopes. The repatriation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remains has been a focus of Commonwealth and State Governments for over two decades. It remains as a significant social and cultural issue for many Indigenous Australians. One of the main hurdles to repatriation is the fact that hundreds, and possibly thousands of human remains have very little contextual detail associated with them. A number of techniques have been developed in the field of biological anthropology to reconstruct the history of individual skeletal remains. This innovative project aims to use advances in the fields of ancient DNA, isotope analysis and craniometrics to resolve the provenance of 113 trophy skulls from the Torres Strait Islands.
Funding Amount $740,880
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100387
- ARC : LP140100387