Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Economic Change and Continuity during the Initial Period at the Castillo de Huaricanga (Fortaleza Valley, Peru)

博士论文改进补助金：Castillo de Huaricanga（秘鲁福塔莱萨谷）初始阶段的经济变化和连续性

• 批准号: 0904217
• 负责人: R Alan Covey
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Southern Methodist University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0904217&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Economic; Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Economic

Under the supervision of Dr. R. Alan Covey, Martin Authier will excavate at the Castillo de Huaricanga, a monumental complex of pyramids, platforms, and plazas constructed around 1000 BC in the Fortaleza Valley on the north-central coast of Peru. The excavations will test whether or not elite residences, central storage facilities, and craft production areas were located within the monumental center. Authier will clear loose surface debris from three large areas of the monumental complex in order to record the architectural configuration, and then excavate two rooms in each area to determine the function of the spaces based on architectural features and the associated artifact assemblage. This research is important because it will broaden the understanding of the early complex societies on the coast of Peru, and it will contribute to the science of anthropology by expanding on cultural evolutionary theory, focusing on small-scale changes within emergent complex societies. Excavations at the Castillo de Huaricanga will add to the understanding of variability in monumental centers along the Peruvian coast during the Initial Period. The research will focus on the complex interplay between local tradition and interregional interaction in the elites' management and maintenance of an economic power base. The investigations will also offer a rare look at change and continuity between the Late Archaic (~3000 BC-1800 BC) and the Initial Period (~800 BC - 900 BC) because the Castillo de Huaricanga is located near a Late Archaic monumental complex that has been excavated in recent years. Moreover, the research will contribute to the anthropological understanding of emergent complex societies. Anthropological theory of cultural evolution has been moving beyond the taxonomic issues toward the recognition of great variability in early complex societies and the importance of individual agents in small-scale changes. The archaeological study of the Castillo de Huaricanga will test how elites maintain their economic power base though small changes based on the larger regional changes that affect them. The broader impacts of the research include academic collaboration with Peruvian archaeologists, the advancement of education, and community involvement in developing tourism and managing the cultural resources. Close collaboration with a Peruvian co-director will help advance academic dialogue between scholars in Peru and the U.S. The research will also involve Peruvian and American students in both the excavation and laboratory analysis, which will give the hands-on training and experience that are essential for education in archaeology. Finally, the local community of Huaricanga will be involved in the investigation of their rich cultural patrimony. In addition to employing experienced local workers, the project will involve the whole community by giving site tours, public talks, and working with local archaeologists who are working to establish a small museum in the community. It is essential that archaeologists work with the community to protect the invaluable cultural heritage. By demonstrating the value of the cultural resources in the area, the researchers will protect the site from future damage from looters, farmers, and pastoralists who have damaged the site in the past.

在R. Alan Covey博士的监督下，Martin Authier将在Castillo de Huaricanga挖掘，这是一座巨大的金字塔，平台和广场的巨大综合体，在秘鲁沿海北部沿海的Fortaleza Valley左右建造了公元前1000年。发掘将测试精英住宅，中央存储设施和工艺生产区域是否位于纪念性中心内。 Augrier将从纪念综合体的三个大区域清除松散的表面碎片，以记录建筑构造，然后在每个区域挖掘两个房间，以根据建筑特征和相关的伪影组合来确定空间的功能。这项研究很重要，因为它将扩大对秘鲁海岸早期复杂社会的理解，并通过扩展文化进化论，重点关注新兴复杂社会内的小规模变化，从而为人类学科学做出贡献。 Castillo de Huaricanga的发掘将增加对秘鲁海岸巨大中心的可变性的理解。该研究将重点介绍精英管理和维护经济能力基础的当地传统与区域间互动之间的复杂相互作用。该调查还将在古老的晚期（公元前3000年3000公里至3000年）和最初时期（〜800 bc -900 bc）之间提供罕见的变化和连续性，因为Castillo de huaricanga位于最近几年已被挖掘出来的晚期古老的纪念碑综合体附近。此外，这项研究将有助于对新兴复杂社会的人类学理解。文化进化的人类学理论已经超越了分类学问题，以识别早期复杂社会的巨大变异性以及单个代理在小规模变化中的重要性。 Castillo de Huaricanga的考古研究将测试精英如何维持其经济能力基础，尽管基于影响他们的较大区域变化的小变化。该研究的更广泛影响包括与秘鲁考古学家的学术合作，教育的进步以及社区参与发展旅游业和管理文化资源。与秘鲁联合导演的密切合作将有助于提高秘鲁和美国学者之间的学术对话，研究还将涉及秘鲁和美国学生进行发掘和实验室分析，这将提供对考古学教育至关重要的动手培训和经验。最后，Huaricanga的当地社区将参与对他们丰富的文化遗产的调查。除了雇用经验丰富的当地工人外，该项目还将通过进行现场游览，公开谈判，并与正在努力在社区建立小型博物馆的当地考古学家合作，涉及整个社区。考古学家与社区合作保护宝贵的文化遗产至关重要。通过证明该地区的文化资源的价值，研究人员将保护该地点免受过去损害该地点的掠夺者，农民和牧民的损害。