Dissertation Research: Archaeological Ceramics from Southern California

在Delbert True博士的指导下，Suzanne Griset女士将 进行考古研究，这将有助于 完成博士论文。 她会选择一个 一系列属于Luiseno的史前陶瓷， 加州南部的Diegueno陶器传统， 来自两个实验室。 一个系列将被发送到 亚利桑那大学TAMS放射性碳测年实验室， 通过使用加速器技术， 可以追溯到极少量的有机物质 的样品 一个碎片外墙将比较从添加 从内部和织物本身提取的样本。 其他 碎片的年代将在达勒姆大学由 热释光技术来提供检查。 这项研究很重要，原因有两个。 首先，它会脱落 关于史前适应和文化的补充说明 加州美洲土著部落的发展。 这方面 因为这些群体达到了 文化的复杂性，这是非常不寻常的狩猎， 聚集社会。 考古学家想了解 生存和技术的适应， 可能 Luiseno和Diegueno的传统特别 因为初步信息显示 在这两种情况下，陶器都是在一个令人惊讶的最近被采用的。 约会 然而，这些传统的年表并没有被 这是一个很好的例子，这些额外的日期是必要的。 其次，这项研究是重要的，因为它的潜力 对陶瓷测年技术的贡献。 通过这个 精心设计的方法和样本的选择，它应该 可以确定哪些技术最有效，以及为什么它们 帐号吧. 研究结果将对从事考古工作的考古学家有用。 世界上许多地方。 最后，该项目将有助于培训和 培养一名优秀的年轻科学家。

Under the direction of Dr. Delbert True, Ms. Suzanne Griset will conduct archaeological research which will contribute to the completion of her doctoral dissertation. She will select a series of prehistoric ceramics which belong to the Luiseno and Diegueno pottery traditions of southern California and obtain dates from two laboratories. One series will be sent to the University of Arizona TAMS radiocarbon dating laboratory which, through use of an accelerator technique, can produce absolute dates from very small amounts of organic material. A sample from the exterior wall of a sherd will be compared from addition samples taken from the interior and the fabric itself. Other sherds will be dated at the University of Durham by thermoluminescence techniques to provide a check. This research is important for two reasons. First, it will shed additional light on the prehistoric adaptations and cultural development of Californian native American tribes. This area is of special interest because these groups attained levels of cultural complexity which are extremely unusual among hunting and gathering societies. Archaeologists want to understand the subsistence and technological adaptations which made this possible. The Luiseno and Diegueno traditions are particularly worthy of examination because preliminary information indicates that in both cases pottery was adopted at a surprisingly recent date. However, the chronology of these traditions has not been well established and these additional dates are necessary. Secondly, this research is important for its potential contribution to the techniques of ceramic dating. Through this carefully designed selection of approaches and samples, it should be possible to determine which techniques work best and why they do so. The results will be useful to archaeologists who work in many parts of the world. Finally, this project will contribute to the training and professional development of a highly competent young scientist.