Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP190100724]
Researchers:
Director Josephine McDonald
(Chief Investigator)
,
Dr Grzegorz Skrzypek
(Chief Investigator)
,
Ian Goodwin
(Chief Investigator)
,
Janet Hergt
(Chief Investigator)
,
Josephine McDonald
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Dating Murujuga's Rock Art: new scientific approaches. The Dampier Archipelago is on Australia's National Heritage List because of its significant rock art and stone features. Known as Murujuga to its traditional custodians, this land- and seascape has over 1 million art works. While the scientific and cultural significance of this area is acknowledged, we still know little about the age of this landscape, the regional palaeoclimatology, and the timing and intensity of rock art production since Aboriginal people moved into this region 50,000 years ago. This project will develop new scientific approaches to direct-dating engravings and stone features, reconstruct climate from geological proxies, and model voyaging opportunities as this unique cultural estate transformed to an archipelago.
Funding Amount $1,337,900
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP190100724
- ARC : LP190100724