A5073514664- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Ancient Near East History
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species
- Augmented Reality Applications
- Human Motion and Animation
- Architecture and Cultural Influences
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Landslides and related hazards
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
La Trobe University
2023
University of the Highlands and Islands
2013
Durham University
2008-2012
Leaf wax biomarkers permit chemotaxonomic identification of past vegetation in archaeological contexts. At the birthplace Buddha, Lumbini Nepal, evidence a multi-phase tree shrine from earliest beginnings Buddhism has been uncovered sequences within Mayadevi Temple. As yet there no scientific attempt to establish species tree(s) occupying “central open space” ancient shrine, or wider sacred landscape, despite this being an issue significance for understanding early Buddhist practice. The...
Key locations identified with the lives of important religious founders have often been extensively remodelled in later periods, entraining destruction many earlier remains. Recent UNESCO-sponsored work at major Buddhist centre Lumbini Nepal has sought to overcome these limitations, providing direct archaeological evidence nature an early shrine and a secure chronology. The excavations revealed sequence structures preceding rebuilding by Asoka during third century BC. durable brick...
On the two hundredth anniversary of Kildonan clearances, when people were forcibly removed from their homes, Timespan Heritage centre has created a program community centred work aimed at challenging pre conceptions and encouraging reflection on this important historical process. This paper explores innovative ways in which virtual world technology facilitated engagement, enhanced visualisation encouraged as part program. An installation where users navigate through reconstruction clearance...
The current anthropogenic climate crisis presents unique challenges to the higher education classroom. Pedagogy in context of change must be attuned complex and varied student experiences that can contend with feelings anxiety, disconnection, distress hopelessness. As educators researchers, we collate our pedagogical approaches humanities social sciences progress ongoing discussions about pedagogy highlight possibilities for action from Australia. Drawing on inherent interconnectedness...
The domed stupas are among the most distinctive of South Asia's religious monuments and have been shown to be sensitive indicators for their society. Since arguments economic political change depend on accurate dating, since largely composed brick, authors here assess potential dating building sequences by applying optically stimulated luminescence brick fabric. As so often, good scientific dates obtained from specimens must tempered context: may replaced or recycled during repair...
The relationship between historical climate change and past agricultural production contributes to a better understanding of the impacts projected by providing empirical data for resilient human responses. This study explores periods dynastic transitions crop in semi-arid northwest India spanning several global events, generally weakening summer monsoon precipitation through Late Holocene, at urban site Vadnagar. Artefacts from present an unbroken sequence seven successive cultures first...
Terracotta figurines and artefacts discovered throughout Sri Lanka, especially in the North Central Province, have been traditionally assigned to Tabbova-Maradanmaduva culture. Not a single stratigraphic excavation has conducted at any site where terracotta assemblage recovered, leading variety of divergent opinions as date such artefacts. In addition, corpus is often presumed represent ‘folk art’ spontaneously created by individuals or local communities suit satisfy immediate ritual,...