Research Planning Grant: Location and Assessment of Postclassic Belize Maya Settlement

研究规划补助金：后古典伯利兹玛雅定居点的位置和评估

• 批准号: 9615200
• 负责人: Marilyn Masson
• 金额: $ 2.65万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Albany
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-01 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9615200&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Planning; Grant; Location; Assessment

This action provides supplementary funds for Dr. Fred Wendorf's archaeological research in the Sinai Desert of Egypt. They will permit him to overhaul two research vehicles which will be used to conduct an archaeological survey of the El-Gorafi Basin. The sites in this region may represent the oldest agricultural villages in Egypt, a major cradle of civilization. The architecture in the dry desertic region is extremely well-preserved. The cultural materials associated with the sites appear to be different from those found in the Levant and in the Nile Valley. They may open a completely new perspective on the prehistory of the Sinai Desert and Egypt. Some of the sites are situated in localities which will soon be leveled and reclaimed for agriculture. Others are in areas where new settlements are likely to be placed and those which are not destroyed by housing will likely be robbed for building stone. It is important that these materials be recorded and that excavation take place. These data will be of interest to many archaeologists and shed new light on the rise of complex societies.

这一行动为Fred Wendorf博士在埃及西奈沙漠的考古研究提供了补充资金。他们将允许他检修两辆研究车辆，这些车辆将用于对埃尔戈拉菲盆地进行考古调查。该地区的遗址可能代表了埃及最古老的农业村庄，埃及是文明的主要摇篮。干燥沙漠地区的建筑保存极为完好。与这些遗址相关的文化材料似乎与黎凡特和尼罗河谷发现的文化材料不同。它们可能会为西奈沙漠和埃及的史前史打开一个全新的视角。 有些地点位于很快就会被夷为平地并开垦用于农业的地方。其他地区可能会建立新的定居点，而那些没有被住房破坏的地区可能会被抢劫以建造石头。记录这些材料并进行挖掘非常重要。这些数据将引起许多考古学家的兴趣，并为复杂社会的兴起提供新的线索。