ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT130101702

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT130101702

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Resource security trade and the development of urbanism in the pre-Classical world. Long distance trade in bulk foods, such as grain, is a key strategy for overcoming food insecurity in the modern urbanised world, yet we know relatively little of its history and role in the emergence and stability of the world’s first cities and states. Developing new archaeological techniques, this project explores the history of trade in bulk grain in southwest Asia from the Neolithic to Iron Age and its role in stimulating socio-economic change and mediating food insecurity in a period of rapid climatic and political change. In revolutionising our view of ancient food trade it will provide an example from the past to help inform contemporary debates about the efficacy of a key economic strategy in moderating fluctuations in food supply.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2013

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $750,080.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Asia's Past | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Understanding Asia's Past

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