The Barrow Island archaeology project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Australia [ 2013-01-01 - 2017-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A M Paterson (Chief Investigator) ,  Christa Placzek (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Tiina Manne (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor Alistair Paterson (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Brian Codding (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description The Barrow Island archaeology project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Australia. This project will study human occupation from exceptionally rich sites on Barrow Island, located off northwest Australia, profiling a continuous reliance on coastal resources until isolation. Whaling and pearling started in the nineteenth century using Indigenous labourers after a 7,000 year gap in human occupation.

Funding Amount $1,175,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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