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We study the deep-time history of our environment through the disciplines of palynology, palaeoecology and archaeological science focusing on Australian and Indo-Pacific region. Our understanding of past natural and cultural landscapes can be viewed through the looking glass of microscopic remains and our state-of-the-art laboratories and natural history collections support researchers and students in their quest to reconstruct landscape change and investigate the role of people, place and time in shaping the world in which we live today.

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The Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas (APSA)

The Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas (APSA) enables free online accessibility to the largest collection of pollen and spores information in the Australasian region. The collection currently holds details on over 15,000 specimens. Click on the pollen image to access the collection.

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Palaeoworks Internship

Latest Publications + Summer Interns
Lots of media attention last week for Palaeoworks member Larissa Schneider and her paper on atmospheric metal contamination from mining in Tasmania’s World Heritage lakes.
Palaeoworks Update

2019 ARC Discovery, DECRA and LIEF awards
THE LIST The much anticipated 2019 ARC Discovery, DECRA and LIEF awards have been announced and below I have compiled a list of all Quaternary Science related projects that were successful...
3D Spores

3D printing of Australian Pollen
Thanks to ANU Teaching and Education Grant led by Janelle Stevenson we now have our first 3D prints of Australian pollen types. These handheld models are printed at 1,000 times their actual size...
Palaeoworks Across the range

Across the Range: the history of fire and landscape in southeast Australia
A new education/research initiative is being developed by palaeoworks with aims to investigate the long-term history of fire in Taungurung country, which includes extensive areas in the alpine zone...