Mapping Palaeolandscapes in the Torres Strait and Predictive modelling for their archaeological potential
When: January 23, 2024 6:00 pm
The submerged landscapes of northeast Australia have the potential to fill gaps in understanding the arrival of people on mainland Australia. In our December Map Chat, Georgina will discuss a new methodological approach developed to investigate the geomorphological impacts of sea-level rise on former terrestrial landscapes, and cultural implications of those impacts in the Torres Strait region. This region, once a land bridge connecting Australia and New Guinea, is a crucial research area and has potential to shed light on current gaps in the archaeological record. Investigating submerged landscapes poses logistical and methodological challenges. Georgina will discuss her methodological approach which draws on existing digital elevation modelling to map palaeolandscape features in the study area using QGIS, then models for the archaeological potential of these palaeolandscapes using the statistical program R.
When: January 23, 2024, 6pm for a 6:15pm start
Location: Bluewater Bar and Grill, 7 Harbour Dr, Trinity Park QLD 4879
- We will be trialling a skype linkup for this MapChat as well, so please feel free to join online, but note that this is a test of using Skype at this venue.
Mapping Palaeolandscapes in the Torres Strait and Predictive modelling for their archaeological potentialThe submerged landscapes of northeast Australia have the potential to fill gaps in understanding the arrival of people on mainland Australia. In our December Map Chat, Georgina will discuss a new methodological approach developed to investigate the geomorphological impacts of sea-level rise on former terrestrial landscapes, and cultural implications of those impacts in the Torres Strait region. This region, once a land bridge connecting Australia and New Guinea, is a crucial research area and has potential to shed light on current gaps in the archaeological record.Investigating submerged landscapes poses logistical and methodological challenges. Georgina will discuss her methodological approach which draws on existing digital elevation modelling to map palaeolandscape features in the study area using QGIS, then models for the archaeological potential of these palaeolandscapes using the statistical program R.FunGIS members - $5Non-Members - $10Students - FREE