The deep history of Sea Country: Climate, sea level and culture

这个项目旨在调查现在被淹没的皮尔巴拉海岸的记录（5万到7000年前）。在上一个冰河时代之后，澳大利亚近三分之一的陆地被淹没，海平面的变化使几代人流离失所。水下景观考古将有助于揭示过去的海平面上升、人口恢复力、流动性和饮食。该项目整合了文化和环境研究以及材料分析，并采用了世界上唯一确认的海底堆的方法。它将使用海洋和航空测量技术来调查水下的自然和文化景观。该项目预计将对遗产和环境管理以及海洋遗产部门产生影响。

This project aims to investigate the records of the now-submerged Pilbara coast (50,000 to 7000 years ago). Nearly a third of Australia’s landmass was drowned after the last ice age, and sea-level change displaced generations of people. Submerged landscape archaeology will help reveal past sea-level rise, population resilience, mobility and diet. The project integrates cultural and environmental studies and material analysis, and adapts a method from the world’s only confirmed submarine middens. It will use marine and aerial survey techniques to investigate physical and cultural submerged landscapes. This project expects to influence heritage and environmental management and the marine heritage sector.