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Grant Award View - GA68686
Early African woodworking and tool use at the transition to modern...
GA ID:
GA68686
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
19-Dec-2019
Publish Date:
6-Jan-2020
Category:
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research
Grant Term:
26-May-2021 to 31-Dec-2024
Original: 1-Jan-2020 to 31-Dec-2023
Value (AUD):
$408,000.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Variations:
- GA68686-V5 - Variation to Grant (3-Apr-2024 )
- GA68686-V4 - Variation to Grant (20-Oct-2021 )
- GA68686-V3 - Variation to Grant (11-Aug-2021 )
- GA68686-V2 - Variation to Grant (2-Aug-2021 )
- GA68686-V1 - Variation to Grant (25-May-2021 )
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 19/20 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Early African woodworking and tool use at the transition to modern humans
Purpose:
Our archaeological excavations and preliminary dating of Amanzi Springs (South Africa) to between 515,000 and 163,000 years ago shows that the site covers a critical time period that led to the origins of our species, Homo sapiens. Amanzi documents, in never before seen resolution, the technological leaps that our ancestors made during this transition. At ~400,000 years ago this includes the oldest evidence for woodworking and tool use and >163,000 years ago the oldest heat treatment of rock to make stone tools. The organic preservation at the site means that we can reconstruct changing environment, linked to sea level changes and spring activity, for this period in the evolution of our ancestors at a level of detail not previously possible
GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2020
Internal Reference ID:
DP20 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
La Trobe University
Recipient ABN:
64 804 735 113
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
BUNDOORA
Town/City:
BUNDOORA
Postcode:
3083
State/Territory:
VIC
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
VIC
Postcode:
3083
Country:
AUSTRALIA