The Land Bridge
A science and culture deep dive into the ice age world of the Bassian Plain in southeastern Australia. The series features interviews with experts and cultural custodians who tell us what is known about this deep past landscape which is now submerged under Bass Strait.
The Land Bridge podcast series is a companion to The Land Bridge digital story website https://thelandbridge.au/.
The project was funded by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks grant program.
Program Credits: Host Lucinda Horrocks. Producers Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo. Production company Wind & Sky Productions. Music ‘Look to the Sky’ by Piotr Pacyna.
The Land Bridge
Episode 2: Deep History of Bass Strait
Palaeoecologist Professor Simon Haberle explains how charcoal and pollen deposits in very old lakes, lagoons and swamps of the Bass Strait Islands paint a picture of the human history of the Bassian Plain stretching back 40,000 years.
To watch parts of Simon Haberle’s interview in the Land Bridge documentary film, visit https://thelandbridge.au/the-documentary/
To read more about Simon’s research you can read the article ‘Charcoal and pollen from old lakes’ https://thelandbridge.au/charcoal-and-pollen-from-old-lakes/
Episode Credits
Host: Lucinda Horrocks. Featuring Simon Haberle. Audio recorded by Jary Nemo. Project production and studio production by Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo, Wind & Sky Productions. With thanks to Australian National University and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. Music: ‘Look to the Sky’ By Piotr Pacyna.
This program is part of the Land Bridge digital story project of film and multimedia stories. A range of companion media and other stories are freely available to read, listen to, watch and share on the website https://thelandbridge.au/ .
The project was funded by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks grant program.