Copan Archaeological Project

科潘考古项目

• 批准号: 8720027
• 负责人: David Webster
• 金额: $ 3.76万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-02-01 至 1989-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8720027&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Copan; Archaeological; Project

This project will allow Dr. Webster and his colleagues to continue archaeological research in the Copan Valley, Honduras. Test pits will be placed in a number of areas within the site and obsidian tools and waste flakes collected. Using a hydration technique, it is possible to date when flaking occurred and thus the team will be able to make chronological determinations. Copan is one of the major precolumbian cities of Central America and has been studied by archaeologists for many years. With previous NSF support, Dr. Webster has conducted an archaeological survey of the region and has determined how the population was distributed during different periods of time. Ceramic materials provide the basis of dating and in most cases work well. During one interval however, these ceramics do not change enough to serve as sensitive time indicators. Thus the team must turn to obsidian and hydration analysis. The long-term goal of this research is to understand the roles of demography, trade and subsistence in the rise and subsequent fall of the Mayan empire. Dr. Webster has substantial experience in this region and with this type of research. Investigation into the origin and nature of early cities is one of the primary areas of new anthropological research.

这个项目将使韦伯斯特博士和他的同事们 继续在洪都拉斯的科潘山谷进行考古研究。 测试坑将被放置在现场内的一些区域， 收集黑曜石工具和废石片。 使用水合作用 技术，可以确定何时发生剥落， 小组将能够确定时间顺序。 科潘是中美洲哥伦比亚前的主要城市之一 考古学家已经研究了很多年。与 之前的NSF支持，韦伯斯特博士进行了考古 该地区的调查，并确定了人口是如何 分布在不同的时期。陶瓷材料 提供了测年的基础，在大多数情况下效果很好。期间 然而，在一个间隔中，这些陶瓷没有足够的变化， 作为敏感的时间指示器。因此，团队必须转向 黑曜石和水化分析。 这项研究的长期目标是了解 人口、贸易和生计的兴衰 玛雅帝国的一部分 韦伯斯特博士在以下方面有丰富的经验： 这个地区和这种研究。 调查 早期城市的起源和性质是主要研究领域之一， 新人类学研究的成果