Radiocarbon dating frontiers: Testing hypotheses of human evolution and environmental change in Australasia and Southeast Asia (60,000-25,000 years ago)

放射性碳（14 C）测年技术彻底改变了我们对考古事件和过去环境的理解。 然而，60，000 - 25，000年前的大部分时间超出了传统方法的限制（40，000年）。 这是不幸的，因为这一时期的特点是气候的快速，极端变化，在此期间，现代人类的全球传播发生了。 该项目将利用14 C测年的最新发展（允许年龄高达60，000年前）来测试有关人类到达和定居东南亚和澳大拉西亚的时间，其环境影响以及两半球之间气候变化的同步性的假设。

Radiocarbon (14C) dating has revolutionised our understanding of archaeological events and past environments. However, much of the period 60,000-25,0000 years ago is beyond the traditional limit of the method (40,000 years). This is unfortunate as this period is characterised by rapid, extreme shifts in climate during which the global spread of modern humans took place. This project will utilise the latest developments in 14C dating (allowing ages up to 60,000 years ago) to test hypotheses concerning the timing of human arrival and settlement in Southeast Asia and Australasia, their environmental impact, and the synchroneity of climate change between the hemispheres.