Dissertation Research: Tribal Segmentation and Intrasite Spatial Variability of Jiangzhai, China

中国北方的新石器时代是最不为人所知的地区和时期之一。为了帮助纠正这种情况，学生在这个项目的过程中，将分析最近发掘的江寨遗址的数据，该遗址可追溯到仰韶时期（约6300 b.p）。学生将分析江寨的空间组织，以了解该村的社会组织。他将测试一个假设，即村庄是围绕一个分段系统组织起来的，从而增加了对史前社会及其组织方式的了解。具体而言，该研究项目将为中国新石器时代早期群落的组织提供新的信息。值得注意的是，这名学生得到了中国考古学家的支持。这意味着他将有机会为美国考古学家打开一个广阔的新地理区域，同时增加国际合作与协作。

One of the least known regions and time periods is the Neolithic period in northern China. In order to help remedy this situation, the student during the course of this project will analyze data from the recently excavated site of Jiangzhai which dates to the Yangshao period (ca. 6300 b.p.). The student will analyze the spatial organization of Jiangzhai in order to understand the social organization of the village. He will test a hypothesis that the village was organized around a segmentary system thereby increasing knowledge about prehistoric societies and the way they were organized. Specifically, this research project will provide new information on the organization of early neolithic communities in China. Significantly, the student has the support of Chinese archaeologists. This means that he will have the opportunity to open a vast new geographical area to U.S. archaeologists and at the same time increase international cooperation and collaboration.