Desert People: Australian Perspectives

该项目将把创新科学和土著知识结合在一起，以发展对澳大利亚6万年来对沙漠的监管的新理解。考古将集中在宁加洛海岸、皮尔巴拉和西部沙漠。该地区正在经历资源开采、能源生产和旅游业的扩张，这是澳大利亚后新冠肺炎后复苏的关键。这种具有全球意义的人类记录很少，而且处于危险之中，就像最近失去Juukan Caves所看到的那样。沙漠人方案将与传统所有者合作，并使用新技术记录对其管理和保护具有最高价值的地方。这将极大地改善规划结果，并为新的区域经济提供保障。

This project will bring innovative science and Indigenous knowledge together to develop new understandings of the 60,000 year custodianship of Australian deserts. The archaeology will focus on the Ningaloo coast, Pilbara and Western Desert. This region is experiencing expansion in resource extraction, energy production and tourism, key to Australia's post-COVID recovery. This globally significant human record is poorly documented and at risk, as seen in the recent loss of Juukan Caves. The Desert People programme will work with Traditional Owners and use novel techniques to document places of the highest value for their management and protection. This will result in vastly improved planning outcomes and underwrite new regional economies.