Isotopes and Migration in Ancient Mesoamerica II

古代中美洲的同位素和迁移 II

• 批准号: 0612670
• 负责人: T. Douglas Price
• 金额: $ 25.1万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-01 至 2009-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0612670&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Isotopes; Migration; Ancient; Mesoamerica; II

Funding is requested for the continuation of a research project concerned with the identification of human migration in ancient Mesoamerica. The method uses stable isotopes of strontium, oxygen, and lead as isotopic tracers of human movement in the past by measuring these amounts in ancient bone and teeth. Geographically distinctive isotope ratios are deposited in human tooth enamel during infancy and early childhood and remain largely unaltered after death. If an individual dies and is buried outside their place of origin, local isotope ratios usually will be different from the enamel values. This principle has been utilized for the last several years in the study of human and animal samples to construct a preliminary map of isotopic variation in Mesoamerica and to investigate questions of migration at a number of archaeological sites including Teotihuacan, Copan, Palenque, Colonial Campeche, Tikal, Kaminaljuyu, and others. The project's studies have documented the movement of royal personages and commoners in the Maya region, the place of origin of sacrificial victims, the large-scale movement of people into the first cities in this region, and the birthplace of the colonial inhabitants of the town of Campeche. In the current proposal funding is requested for another three years of investigations to expand essential baseline data and to continue investigation of human migration in Mesoamerica. Baseline information will be obtained from both modern and archaeological human and animal samples collected from areas where isotopic data is currently lacking. In addition to sample collection via fieldwork, the research team is collaborating with archaeozoologists active in Mesoamerica to obtain faunal samples from a number of sites. This information will be used to help fill in the blank areas on a baseline map. New investigations will be initiated at several sites. Ongoing investigations at Calakmul, Chac, Palenque, and Teotihuacan will be expanded. In addition the investigation of oxygen and lead isotopes as tracers of migration in this region will continue. Using more than one isotope will provide more detail on places of origin. The goal is to learn as much as possible regarding isotopic variability and human migration in ancient Mesoamerica.This project provides is opportunity to resolve important archaeological questions about human mobility and migration in a major cultural area of the New World, including the rates of migration into urban areas, the origins of individuals, differences in migration based on age, gender, and status at the major centers of Mesoamerica. This information has substantial implications for questions regarding cultural change and interaction. Direct evidence will be available on the relationships among distinct political and cultural groups in ancient Mesoamerica. The study will also document the application of isotopic methods for the investigation of human migration. At the same time new methods for the proveniencing of prehistoric human remains will be developed.The study will demonstrate the application of new scientific methods to old archaeological questions and involve a number of young scholars in the process. The project is cooperative one among senior scientists, younger colleagues, and graduate students. This is an international research project involving scholars from the US and Mexico. The work will also interface with local archaeologists in several parts of Mesoamerica. The project will result in at least one PhD dissertation as well as publications in a variety of journals including Latin American Antiquity and the Journal of Archaeological Science, among others. Publication in both English and Spanish is an important goal of the project. The data generated by the proposed research will be archived in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and permanently posted on the Internet at the website for the Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry.

要求资金继续进行一项研究项目，涉及与古代中美洲的人类迁移的识别。该方法通过在古老的骨头和牙齿中测量这些量，使用了锶，氧和铅作为人类运动的同位素示踪剂的稳定同位素。在婴儿期和幼儿期间，地理上独特的同位素比沉积在人类牙釉质中，死后在很大程度上保持不变。如果一个人死亡并被埋葬在其原产地之外，则局部同位素比率通常与搪瓷值不同。在研究人类和动物样品的研究中，该原则已被用于构建中美洲同位素变化的初步地图，并研究了许多考古遗址的迁移问题，包括Teotihuacan，Copan，Copan，Palenque，Palenque，Palenque，Colonial Campeche，Tikech，Tikal，Tikal，Tikal，Kamiminaljuyu，以及其他。该项目的研究记录了玛雅地区王室人物和平民的运动，牺牲受害者的起源，人们向该地区第一个城市的大规模运动以及坎普奇镇的殖民地居民的出生地。在当前的提案资金中，要求再进行三年的调查，以扩大基本基线数据，并继续调查中美洲的人类迁移。将从目前缺乏同位素数据的地区收集的现代和考古人类和动物样本中获得基线信息。除了通过现场工作采集样本外，研究团队还与活跃于中美洲的考古学家合作，以从许多站点获得动植物样品。此信息将用于帮助填充基线地图上的空白区域。新调查将在多个站点开始。在卡拉克穆尔，查克，帕伦克和特奥蒂瓦坎的正在进行的调查将得到扩展。此外，作为该地区迁移的示踪剂的氧气和铅同位素的研究将继续。使用多个同位素将提供有关原产地点的更多详细信息。目的是在古代中美洲的同位素变异性和人类迁移方面尽可能多地学习。该项目提供的机会是解决有关新世界主要文化领域中人类流动性和移民的重要考古问题的机会，包括迁移到城市地区的迁移率，包括个人的起源，基于年龄，性别，性别，性别，地位和地位的差异。这些信息对有关文化变革和互动的问题具有重大影响。直接证据将提供有关古代中美洲不同政治和文化群体之间的关系。该研究还将记录同位素方法用于研究人类迁移的应用。同时，将开发用于证明史前人类遗体的新方法。该研究将证明新科学方法在旧考古问题上的应用，并在此过程中涉及许多年轻学者。该项目是高级科学家，年轻同事和研究生中的合作社。这是一个涉及美国和墨西哥学者的国际研究项目。这项工作还将与中美洲多个地区的当地考古学家接触。该项目将导致至少一项博士学位论文以及包括拉丁美洲古代在内的各种期刊的出版物，以及《考古科学杂志》等。英语和西班牙语的出版都是该项目的重要目标。拟议研究产生的数据将在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的人类学系存档，并在互联网上永久发布在考古化学实验室的网站上。