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NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00466

Africa-Eurasia connections: Human dispersals, coastal environments, tectonics and the Arabian Peninsula.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Bailey, Newcastle University, Historical Studies
Co-Investigator:
Dr N Flemming, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Vita-Finzi, The Natural History Museum, Mineralogy
Science Area:
Marine
Earth
Overall Classification:
Earth
ENRIs:
Natural Resource Management
Global Change
Environmental Risks and Hazards
Science Topics:
Science-Based Archaeology
Quaternary Science
Tectonic Processes
Palaeoenvironments
Abstract:
The potential of the Arabian peninsula for human occupation and migration will be investigated by reference to changes in coastal morphology and ecology over the last 2.5 Myr resulting from sea-level, climatic and tectonic change. Work will comprise (1) reconstruction of palaeoshorelines in relation to bathymetry and sea-level change; (2) field mapping and dating of tectonic features and modelling of rift formation; (3) paleoclimatic and geochemical analyses of sediment cores; and (4) field mapping, dating and analysis of archaeological sites in relation to subaerial and submerged topography. Funds are sought for fieldwork, dating, satellite images and maps, and research assistance with compilation and interpretation of digital mapping, analysis of geoarchaeological and palaeoecological data, and stable isotope and other laboratory analyses.
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2003 - 30 Sep 2004
Value:
£150,750
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2002/00466
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
EFCHED

This grant award has a total value of £150,750  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - StaffTotal - T&STotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect Costs
£52,637£22,725£51,176£24,213

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