Archaeological Survey in the Mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico

墨西哥瓦哈卡山区考古调查

• 批准号: 8905625
• 负责人: Stephen Kowalewski
• 金额: $ 4.03万
• 依托单位: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-11-01 至 1991-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8905625&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Archaeological; Survey; Mountains; Oaxaca; Mexico

Drs. Stephen Kowalewski and Laura Finsten will conduct a regional archaeological survey of approximately 1000 square kilometers of mountainous land adjoining the Valleys of Oaxaca and Nochixtlan in southern Mexico. They will attempt to locate and describe all substantial archaeological sites, as well as the environmental contexts (topography, soils, water, vegetation, etc.) of them. These sites will then be dated using existing ceramic chronologies from adjacent valleys. Pottery and stone artifacts will be collected and analyzed to provide information on changing lifestyles and political affiliation over time. While the archeology of this mountainous region is not well known, extensive work has been conducted over many years in the adjoining Oaxaca and Nochixtlan Valleys. In both, large independent polities arose, and their influence expanded to encompass surrounding areas. However, how the two interacted with each other is not well understood, and because the present project will focus on the intervening region, it should provide such information. It will permit a broader level of macroregional analysis and fill an important gap in a survey project which, with great success, has continued for many years. While of potential importance, mountainous regions have been slighted in past work not only in Mexico but in many regions of the world. Such difficult terrain makes systematic survey difficult. Sites also can be hard to find. The methodology which Drs. Kowalewski and Finsten have developed may be applicable in many other regions. This research is important for several reasons. First, it will fill a major blank in the archaeological map. Secondly, it will test a new survey technique of potential widespread utility. Finally, it will provide new insight into the rise and interactions among complex societies. In the examination of such states archaeologists have tended to focus attention on the "heartlands." By examining the "edges" this research provides a needed corrective.

斯蒂芬·科瓦莱夫斯基博士和劳拉·芬斯滕博士将进行区域性的 考古调查约1000平方公里的 毗邻瓦哈卡和诺奇斯特兰山谷的山地 在墨西哥南部。 他们将试图找到并描述所有 大量的考古遗址，以及环境 环境（地形、土壤、水、植被等）其中 这些地点将使用现有的陶瓷 邻近山谷的年表 陶石器 将被收集和分析，以提供有关变化的信息， 生活方式和政治倾向。 虽然这个山区的考古学并不好 已知的，广泛的工作已经进行了多年， 毗邻瓦哈卡和诺奇斯特兰山谷。 在这两个方面， 独立的政体出现了，他们的影响力扩大到 包围周边地区。 然而，两人如何互动 彼此之间没有很好的理解，因为现在 项目将集中在干预区域，它应该提供 这样的信息。 它将允许更广泛的 宏观区域分析，填补了调查中的重要空白 该项目取得了巨大成功，已持续多年。 虽然山区具有潜在的重要性，但 在过去的工作中，不仅在墨西哥， 世界 如此艰难的地形， 难 网站也很难找到。 的方法 Kowalewski博士和Finsten博士开发的 适用于许多其他地区。 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。 一是 填补了考古学地图上的一个主要空白 其次将 测试一种可能广泛使用的新调查技术。 最后，它将提供新的见解， 复杂社会之间的互动。 在审查这种 国家考古学家往往把注意力集中在 “心脏地带。“通过检查“边缘”，这项研究提供了一个 需要纠正。