The Nakanai Caves Cultural Heritage Project (Old ID 21247)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project will document and integrate the natural and cultural values of the Nakanai Caves in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, in preparation for a cultural landscape World Heritage nomination. Our novel methodology incorporates community knowledge with archaeological and anthropological evidence to link natural and cultural values and define the landscape from local perspectives. Local input into the research will be prioritised. By emphasizing local participation and management of World Heritage listing processes we address an identified gap in World Heritage methodologies. Our approach allows for a subtle, nuanced definition of cultural landscapes under the World Heritage Convention.
Date
01 Jul 2014 - 31 Dec 2018
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Papua New Guinea;World Heritage;Cultural Heritage
Funding Body
Archaeloogical & Heritage Management Solutions, Australian Research Council
Amount
296100
Project Team
Michael Wood;Matthew Leavesley