Dissertation Research: Continuity and Change at Cerro la Cruz: A Study of Architecture on the North Coast of Peru

论文研究：拉克鲁斯山的连续性与变化：秘鲁北海岸建筑研究

• 批准号: 0108986
• 负责人: Clark Erickson
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of Pennsylvania
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0108986&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Continuity; Change; Cerro

Under the direction of Dr. Clark Erickson, Ms. Melissa Vogel will collect and analyze data for her doctoral dissertation. She will conduct archaeological excavations and continue mapping at the site of Cerro la Cruz on the north coast of Peru. Ms. Vogel's research will examine the relationship between architecture and sociopolitical change, through a diachronic analysis of the expansion and modification of Cerro La Cruz, a hillside walled settlement on the north coast of Peru. Supplementary data such as ceramics will provide indicators of cultural affiliation, while botanical remains and soil samples will be analyzed for indications of dietary or environmental changes. These various lines of evidence will be combined to reconstruct the events which occurred at Cerro La Cruz. For the archaeology of the Andes, this project will provide a method for testing and revising current models of sociopolitical organization during the late Middle Horizon (AD600-1000), a time of great social and political change in the region.These periods of cultural transition are important for understanding the development of human societies. From a historic or prehistoric perspective, archaeology can explore the ways in which people have adapted to fluctuating social and political conditions. The built environment is an essential focus of anthropological research, especially for understanding architecture and the use of space as it reflects and shapes social life. Changes in architectural form and style are often taken as indices of societal change. Some styles of household architecture have been shown ethnographically to reference ethnicity or other aspects of community identity, while the enlargement of public buildings or temples may mark the accession of a new ruler. In this project, the relationship between architectural change and social life can be investigated at one site, during a period that is thought to involve widespread social and political upheaval. Rather than the traditional "top-down" approach of examining political relations from the perspective of those in power, this study will emphasize the perspective of local people in their interactions with an outside political entity. A thorough spatial analysis of the expansion and modification of Cerro La Cruz as a possible manifestation of sociopolitical change will provide a critical test of earlier models of Andean political organization. From the perspective of the social sciences, the results of this case study will contribute to our understanding of the catalysts for culture change and how local people adapt during periods of transition. Ms. Vogel's research will increase our knowledge of a poorly understood period in Peruvian prehistory and will also contribute to the training of a promising young scientist.

在克拉克·埃里克森（Clark Erickson）博士的指导下，梅利莎·沃格尔（Melissa Vogel）女士将收集和分析博士学位论文的数据。 她将进行考古发掘，并继续在秘鲁北部海岸的Cerro La Cruz地点进行地图。 沃格尔女士的研究将通过对秘鲁北部海岸的山坡围墙定居点Cerro La Cruz的扩张和修改进行详细分析，研究建筑与社会政治变化之间的关系。 诸如陶瓷之类的补充数据将提供文化隶属关系的指标，而植物残留物和土壤样品将进行分析以显示饮食或环境变化的指示。这些各种证据将合并，以重建Cerro La Cruz发生的事件。 对于安第斯山脉的考古学，该项目将提供一种方法，用于测试和修改中期期间社会政治组织的当前模型（AD600-1000），该地区的社会和政治变化很大。这些文化过渡时期对于理解人类社会的发展至关重要。 从历史性或史前的角度来看，考古学可以探索人们适应社会和政治状况波动的方式。建筑环境是人类学研究的重要重点，尤其是用于理解建筑和空间的使用，因为它反映和塑造了社会生活。建筑形式和风格的变化通常被视为社会变革的指标。 在民族志上显示了一些家庭建筑风格，以参考社区身份的种族或其他方面，而公共建筑物或寺庙的扩大可能标志着新统治者的加入。 在这个项目中，可以在一个地点进行建筑变化与社会生活之间的关系，这一时期被认为涉及广泛的社会和政治动荡。本研究不是从执政的人的角度来检查政治关系的传统“自上而下”的方法，而是强调当地人与外部政治实体的互动时的观点。 对Cerro La Cruz作为社会政治变革的可能体现的扩张和修改的彻底空间分析将为安第斯政治组织的早期模型提供批判性检验。 从社会科学的角度来看，该案例研究的结果将有助于我们对文化变化的催化剂的理解以及当地人在过渡期间的适应方式。 沃格尔女士的研究将提高我们对秘鲁史前时期知识时期的了解，也将有助于培训一位有前途的年轻科学家。