Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: The Jaen Region and the Eastern Slopes: A Study of Interregional Interaction and Changing Sociopolitical Complexity in Prehispanic Peru

博士论文改进补助金：哈恩地区和东坡：西班牙裔前秘鲁地区间相互作用和不断变化的社会政治复杂性研究

• 批准号: 0951661
• 负责人: Richard Burger
• 金额: $ 2万
• 依托单位: Yale University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-11-15 至 2013-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0951661&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Jaen

Under the supervision of Dr. Richard Burger, Mr. Ryan Clasby will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will conduct archaeological investigations at the site of Huayurco in the Jaén region of the northeastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of interregional interaction on changes in sociopolitical complexity. The densely forested eastern slopes of the Andes have long been considered marginal to cultural developments occurring on the Central Andean coast and highlands. However, recent archaeological and ethnohistorical investigations have demonstrated that the eastern Andean slope populations were intimately involved the historical processes of the Central Andes, often facilitating economic and ideological exchange between the peoples of the coast, highlands, and tropical lowlands. These interregional interactions helped to create shared histories between these different environments, impacting each region's cultural development. At issue is how these relationships affected sociopolitical change in the eastern Andean slopes. In investigating this question, the Jaén region has been selected as it is well situated between the Central Andes, Amazonian lowlands, and Northern Andes. Ethnohistorical and archaeological evidence have shown that this region has a long history of involvement in exchange with diverse populations across these different environments. Excavation will occur at Huayurco, a site consisting of seven platform mounds and two domestic areas. Huayurco has multiple occupations spanning from the Peruvian Initial Period (1800 B.C.) to the end of the Late Horizon (A.D. 1532) and is thought to have acted as an important exchange node within the Jaén region during various periods of prehistory. Through excavation and analysis of materials, this research will contribute to an understanding of eastern slope communities and their impact on Central Andean sociopolitical development. This research will address the following questions: 1) how was Huayurco socially organized; 2) how did Huayurco's growth as an exchange node affect changes in sociopolitical complexity; 3) what was the patterning of the site's interregional interactions and how might shifts in these patterns have affected culture change at Huayurco. In order to address these questions, Mr. Clasby will excavate in both the domestic and public sectors of the site. Material analysis will focus on the function of public architecture, wealth/status differences, domestic activity, craft production, subsistence base, and the presence of interregional exchange. He will also incorporate lithic, faunal, botanical, and geomorphological studies to analyze the various patterns of exchange at Huayurco. This includes lab analyses such as flotation sampling and residue analysis.This project will have a broader impact in that it will help local populations obtain a better understanding of their past and provide material remains for educational purposes. This research also has the potential to impact international relationships. Jaén was at the center of a long-standing border dispute between Peru and Ecuador that was only recently resolved. This project will demonstrate that the Jaén region acted as an important link in prehistory between the peoples inhabiting modern Ecuador and Peru. This research will also contribute to the graduate training of a young scholar.

在理查德·伯格（Richard Burger）博士的监督下，瑞安·克拉斯比（Ryan Clasby）先生将收集其博士学位论文的数据。他将在秘鲁安第斯山脉东北槽的Jaén地区的Huayurco所在地进行档案调查。这项研究的主要目的是研究区域间相互作用对社会政治复杂性变化的影响。长期以来，安第斯山脉的深层森林东部老虎机被认为是在安第斯海岸和高地中部发生的文化发展的边缘。然而，最近的考古和民族历史调查表明，东安第斯坡度人口密切与安第斯山脉中部的历史过程相关，通常支持海岸，高地和热带低地人民之间的经济和意识形态交流。这些区域间互动有助于在这些不同的环境之间创造共同的历史，从而影响了每个地区的文化发展。在争议的是这些关系如何影响东安第斯老虎机的社会政治变化。在调查这个问题时，已选择了Jaén地区，因为它位于中部安妮斯，亚马逊低地和安德斯北部。民族历史和考古证据表明，该地区与在这些不同环境中与潜水员种群交流的参与历史悠久。发掘将在Huayurco进行，该地点由七个平台土墩和两个国内地区组成。 Huayurco有多次出现，从秘鲁初始期（公元前1800年）到后期地平线的结束（公元1532年），并被认为是在先前的各个时期内充当Jaén区域内的重要交换节点。通过挖掘和分析材料，这项研究将为对东部坡度社区的理解及其对中央社会政治发展的影响做出贡献。这项研究将解决以下问题：1）Huayurco的社会组织如何； 2）Huayurco作为交换节点的增长如何影响社会政治复杂性的变化； 3）该地点间相互作用的模式是什么，以及这些模式的变化如何影响Huayurco的文化变化。为了解决这些问题，克拉斯比先生将在该网站的国内和公共部门进行挖掘。材料分析将侧重于公共建筑，财富/地位差异，国内活动，手工艺生产，生存基础以及区域间交流的功能。他还将结合岩性，动物，植物学和地貌研究，以分析Huayurco的各种交流模式。这包括实验室分析，例如浮选采样和保留分析。该项目将产生更广泛的影响，因为它将帮助当地人口更好地了解他们的过去，并为教育目的提供材料遗迹。这项研究还有可能影响国际关系。杰恩（Jaén）是秘鲁和厄瓜多尔之间长期边界争端的中心，直到最近才解决。该项目将表明，Jaén地区是居住在现代厄瓜多尔和秘鲁的人民之间的重要联系。这项研究还将为年轻学者的研究生培训做出贡献。