A new dating tool for Australia’s cultural and natural history

该项目旨在通过石笋和湖泊沉积物构建高质量的古地磁记录，推进澳大利亚地质年代学和地球磁场研究。预计该项目将为澳大利亚这个拥有丰富土著历史的地区的学术界、文化遗产和政府提供新的约会能力。这将极大地促进我们对澳大利亚历史的理解，并提高对世界上最古老的、持续存在的文化的欣赏。古代地磁场数据也将被整合到地磁场模型中，作为了解地球磁场演变及其未来对社会影响的国际努力的一部分。

This project aims to advance Australian geochronology and Earth magnetic field research by constructing high-quality paleomagnetic records from stalagmites and lake sediments. It is expected that this project will provide a new dating capacity in Australia for academia, cultural heritage and government in a region with rich Indigenous history. This should provide significant benefits advancing our understanding of Australia’s timeline and raising appreciation of the oldest continuous living culture in the world. The ancient geomagnetic field data will also be integrated into geomagnetic field models as part of the international effort understanding Earth’s magnetic field evolution and future impact on society.