REU Site: Preservation Archaeology Field School in the Upper Gila Region, Southwest New Mexico

REU 地点：新墨西哥州西南部上吉拉地区的保护考古田野学校

• 批准号: 1359458
• 负责人: Jeffery Clark
• 金额: $ 12.87万
• 依托单位: Archaeology Southwest
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-02-01 至 2016-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359458&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Preservation; Archaeology; Field

Preservation Archaeology is both a philosophy and a strategy that integrates big-picture research, cultural resource preservation, and education. Archaeology Southwest has been developing this vision of Preservation Archaeology for 25 years and they believe that it has an important role to play in the future of the discipline. Archaeology Southwest has expanded its Preservation Archaeology Field School as an REU Site, building student diversity by targeting Native American undergraduates and other under-served populations from institutions across the U.S. The site offers students a transformative experience in a beautiful, rural Southwestern setting that is rich in cultural and natural resources.Intellectual Merit :This REU site offers undergraduate students an intensive, immersive experiential learning program. Through completion of several complementary intellectual tasks and program components, students learn the fundamentals of archaeological fieldwork, the basic tenets of Preservation Archaeology, and how to develop and implement archaeological research designs. They are expected to think critically about the values of archaeology and history to different communities, and explore different ways to communicate the results of scientific research to the public. In addition, students are active participants in the collection of data that contribute to Archaeology Southwest's long term research program focused on demographic reorganization, migration, and community organization in the southern U.S. Southwest during the late precontact period (ca. A.D. 1200-1500).Broader Impacts :The Preservation Archaeology REU Site trains the next generation of archaeologists - students who will one day pursue careers at universities, private companies, tribal organizations, museums, and government agencies. Discussions of current ethical issues facing archaeologists provide them with a framework to face similar issues in their future endeavors. Even those students who do not go on to careers in archaeology learn the value of collaboration and collegiality, critical thinking, and the potential values inherent in nonrenewable cultural resources.

保护考古学既是一种哲学，也是一种策略，集大局研究、文化资源保护和教育于一体。西南考古学 25 年来一直在发展保护考古学的这一愿景，他们相信它在该学科的未来中发挥着重要作用。西南考古学已将其保护考古田野学校扩大为 REU 站点，通过针对美国原住民本科生和美国各地机构中其他服务不足的人群来建立学生多样性。该站点为学生在美丽的西南乡村环境中提供了变革性的体验，环境丰富智力优势：该 REU 网站为本科生提供强化、身临其境的体验式学习计划。通过完成几项补充性的智力任务和课程组成部分，学生将学习考古实地考察的基础知识、保护考古学的基本原理，以及如何开发和实施考古研究设计。他们应该批判性地思考考古学和历史对不同社区的价值，并探索不同的方式向公众传达科学研究结果。此外，学生们还积极参与数据收集，为西南考古学的长期研究项目做出贡献，该项目的重点是美国西南南部南部接触前时期（约公元 1200-1500 年）的人口重组、移民和社区组织。更广泛的影响：保护考古 REU 遗址培养下一代考古学家 - 学生有一天将在大学、私营公司、部落组织、博物馆和政府机构。对考古学家当前面临的伦理问题的讨论为他们提供了一个框架，以在未来的努力中面对类似的问题。即使那些没有从事考古学职业的学生也能学到合作和合作的价值、批判性思维以及不可再生文化资源固有的潜在价值。