Submerged cultural landscapes and the underwater heritage of Sea Country

这个项目旨在极大地扩展我们对澳大利亚大陆架上广阔但特征不佳的水下文化景观的了解，这仍然是澳大利亚考古学的关键空白之一。最初的田野工作将以西澳大利亚和北领地的地点为目标，在更广泛的话语中丰富水下考古记录并将其融入背景。该项目将结合考古学、海洋科学和土著知识，以加强我们对更新世和全新世早期人类环境动力学的了解。将与传统所有者合作进行研究，并将支持保护土著水下文化遗产的国家政策。

This project aims to substantially extend our knowledge of the vast but poorly characterised submerged cultural landscapes on the Australian continental shelf, which remains one of the critical gaps in Australian archaeology. Original fieldwork will target locations in Western Australia and the Northern Territory to enrich and contextualise the submerged archaeological record within the broader discourse. The project will combine archaeology, marine science and Indigenous knowledge to enhance our understanding of Pleistocene and early Holocene human-environment dynamics. Research will be undertaken in partnership with Traditional Owners and will support a national policy for the protection of Indigenous underwater cultural heritage.