Out of Africa and into Australia: robust chronologies for turning points in modern human evolution and dispersal

该项目将产生关于人类进化和人类在澳大利亚殖民的主要转折点的重要新数据。这将增进我们对土著文化遗产的了解，并提供关于人类/环境相互作用的长期视角，以帮助预测人类破坏澳大利亚生态系统的未来影响（澳大利亚环境可持续发展计划）。现代测年技术是许多考古和环境项目的基础，因此这项研究取得的进展将使世界各地的研究人员受益，增加商业服务的能力，并提高澳大利亚在地质年代学方面的国际地位。我们还将培养高质量的研究生和新的合作计划。

This project will yield important new data on the timing of major turning points in human evolution and the human colonisation of Australia. This will improve our knowledge of Aboriginal cultural heritage and provide a long-term perspective on human/environment interactions to help forecast future impacts of human disruption of the Australian ecosystem (Environmentally Sustainable Australia NRP). Modern dating techniques underpin many archaeological and environmental projects, so the advances made in this study will benefit researchers worldwide, increase capacity for commercial services, and enhance Australia's international standing in geochronology. We will also generate high-quality research students and new collaborative initiatives.