Dissertation Research: Archaeology of the Viru Valley, Peru

论文研究：秘鲁维鲁谷考古学

• 批准号: 9418963
• 负责人: Richard Burger
• 金额: $ 1.18万
• 依托单位: Yale University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-01-01 至 1996-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9418963&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Archaeology; Viru; Valley

Burger Under the direction of Dr. Richard Burger, Mr. Thomas Zoubek will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will conduct archaeological excavation at the site of Huaca El Gallo/Huaca La Gallina which is located in the Viru Valley on the northern coast of Peru. The site contains two large stone-faced platform mounds, two sunken circular courts and extensive habitational remains. At least one unlooted cemetery is associated with the mounds and domestic structures. The site itself dates to the Formative period, between 1800 and 50 BC and therefore documents the rise of complex society in Peru. In the planned fieldwork, Mr. Zoubek and his colleagues will construct a precise map of the site. They will then excavate a representative sample of each type of household and several domestic structures will be dug in their entirety. Refuse areas will also be sought out for excavation in order to establish stratigraphic sequences. Burials and undisturbed tombs will also be examined. The cultural and skeletal, as well as floral and faunal materials recovered will be analyzed. The archaeological situation of the coast of Peru is interesting for several reasons. First the Andes represents one of the few regions of the world where highly complex stratified societies appear to have independently evolved. During the Initial period large ceremonial structures were built and maintained. Secondly, the region is important because there are indications that, in some parts of the Peruvian coast at least, this development took place in a relatively egalitarian social context. Archaeologists generally believe that political centralization as indicated in monumental construction either results from or is intimately related to the emergence of status inequality; the Peruvian case however may disprove this hypothesis. Relatively little is known about household organization at such sites since archaeological work has concentrated on the more imposing monumental structures. Mr. Zoubek's work will focus on the former and provide direct insight into social organization. This research is important for several reasons. It will provide data of interest to many archaeologists. It will increase understanding of how complex societies develop and will also contribute to the training of a promising young scientist.

汉堡在理查德·伯格（Richard Burger）博士的指导下，托马斯·佐贝克（Thomas Zoubek）先生将收集数据以进行博士学位论文。他将在位于秘鲁北部海岸的Viru山谷的Huaca El Gallo/Huaca La Gallina遗址进行考古发掘。该地点包含两个大型石头平台丘，两个沉没的圆形法庭和广泛的居住遗体。至少一个未取消的公墓与土墩和国内结构有关。该地点本身可以​​追溯到1800年至公元前50年之间的形成期，因此记录了秘鲁复杂社会的兴起。在计划中的实地调查中，Zoubek先生和他的同事将建造该网站的精确地图。然后，他们将挖掘每种家庭类型的代表性样本，并将全部挖掘出几种家庭结构。为了建立地层序列，还将寻求垃圾区域进行发掘。还将检查埋葬和不受干扰的坟墓。将分析文化和骨骼以及恢复的花卉和动物材料。 秘鲁海岸的考古形势很有趣，原因有几个。首先，安第斯山脉代表了世界上少数几个高度复杂的分层社会似乎已经独立发展的地区之一。在初期，建造和维护大型礼仪结构。其次，该地区很重要，因为有迹象表明，至少在秘鲁沿岸的某些地区，这种发展是在相对平等的社会环境中发生的。考古学家普遍认为，在纪念性建筑中所表明的政治集中化是与地位不平等的出现或与之紧密相关的。但是，秘鲁案可能反驳了这一假设。由于考古工作集中在更为强大的纪念性结构上，因此对此类地点的家庭组织知之甚少。 Zoubek先生的工作将集中在前者上，并直接洞悉社会组织。 这项研究很重要，原因有几个。它将为许多考古学家提供感兴趣的数据。它将提高人们对复杂社会发展的理解，并将为一位有前途的年轻科学家的培训做出贡献。