Origins of Mesoamerican Complex Society

中美洲复杂社会的起源

• 批准号: 1826909
• 负责人: Takeshi Inomata
• 金额: $ 15.88万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2023-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1826909&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Origins; Mesoamerican; Complex; Society

Dr. Takeshi Inomata and Dr. Daniela Triadan of the University of Arizona will examine the origins of Maya civilization between 1000 and 700 BC, focusing on the questions of 1) whether Maya civilization developed through local processes, under direct influence from Olmec civilization, or through complex interactions among various regions; and 2) whether formal ceremonial complexes emerged during the transition from mixed subsistence to fully-established maize agriculture. It has traditionally been argued that the Mayan civilization developed from a geographically 'Olmec' predecessor and is thus derived. Work by Inomata and Triadan in southern Mexico potentially challenges this hypothesis and suggests a more complicated narrative which includes not only potential inter-regional interaction but also an underlying shift in subsistence practices from part to full time agriculture. The question is important because complex societies developed at roughly the same time in many regions of the world and scientists wish to understand what factors underlie this process. The project directed by Dr. Inomata and Dr. Triadan will contribute to the cross-cultural understanding of how interregional interaction affects the process of political transformation.The research team will examine multiple sites located in the Middle Usumacinta region of southern Mexico, located between the Maya lowlands and the Olmec heartland. The project research will include: 1) airborne laser survey (LiDAR); 2) the ground-truthing of LiDAR data through pedestrian surveys; and 3) excavations of the known sites and those located in the LiDAR survey to examine their chronology. The largest site in the region, Aguada F'nix, includes a rectangular platform, measuring 1.4 km in length. The study of those poorly-known monumental constructions dating between 1000 and 700 BC may transform our understanding of social processes leading to the development of Maya civilization.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

亚利桑那大学的Takeshi Inomata博士和亚利桑那大学的Daniela Triadan博士将研究玛雅文明的起源，介于公元前1000至700年之间，重点介绍1）1）是否在OLMEC文明的直接影响下通过当地流程开发的玛雅文明，还是从OLMEC文明的直接影响通过各个地区之间的复杂互动； 2）在从混合生计到完全建立的玉米农业的过渡期间出现了正式的礼仪络合物。传统上，人们认为，玛雅文明从地理上“ Olmec”的前身开发，因此得出了。 Inomata和Triadan在墨西哥南部的工作可能挑战了这一假设，并提出了一个更复杂的叙述，不仅包括潜在的区域间互动，而且还包括从一部分到全职农业的生存实践的潜在转变。这个问题很重要，因为复杂的社会在世界许多地区大致同时发展，科学家希望了解哪些因素是该过程的基础。 Inomata博士和Triadan博士指导的项目将有助于跨文化理解区域间互动如何影响政治转型的过程。研究团队将研究位于墨西哥南部中部地区的多个地点，位于墨西哥南部的中部地区， Maya Lowlands和Olmec Heartland。项目研究将包括：1）空降激光调查（LIDAR）； 2）通过行人调查，LIDAR数据的地面趋势； 3）挖掘已知地点以及位于激光雷达调查中的挖掘地点，以检查其年表。该地区最大的地点Aguada F'Nix包括一个矩形平台，长度为1.4公里。对公元前1000至700年之间的那些著名的纪念性建筑的研究可能会改变我们对导致玛雅文明发展的社会过程的理解。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子来评估的。和更广泛的影响审查标准。