RUI: Archaeological Research in the Northern Valley of Mexico

RUI：墨西哥北部山谷的考古研究

• 批准号: 8919095
• 负责人: Elizabeth Brumfiel
• 金额: $ 3.73万
• 依托单位: Albion College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-07-15 至 1991-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8919095&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Archaeological; Research; Northern; Valley

With National Science Foundation support, Dr. Elizabeth Brumfiel will conduct archaeological excavation and exploration in the Xaltocan region of the northern basin of Mexico. Xaltocan was an ancient political center located ca. 35 kilometers north of modern Mexico City. In 1987, Dr. Brumfiel conducted extensive surface survey of the area and that research provides the baseline for the current project. She will excavate ca. 20 2x2 meter test pits, in addition to two deep excavations. Using these data she will pursue several goals. First, since this Northern Basin region is not well known, she will develop a ceramic chronology which will provide a basis for the assignment of individual surface sites. Secondly, she will examine the relationship between surface and subsurface occurrences, and this will allow researchers to determine how well surface materials reflect what lies below in sealed contexts. This research is of interest for several reasons. Many large surface surveys have been conducted in the Basin of Mexico and based on these results, demographic reconstructions attempted. However, it is unclear how valid it is to use surface materials in this way, and Dr. Brumfiel's work will provide the basis for such an assessment. Given rapid urbanization in the Basin and the consequent destruction of archaeological sites, future researchers will have to rely increasingly on surface survey data, and in this context Dr. Brumfiel's research assumes great importance. It is also known from ethnohistorical literature that Xaltocan played a critical role in the late prehispanic Mexico, yet the area has not been studied in an archaeologically systematic fashion. This is just what Dr. Brumfiel proposes to do. The project is also important because it will support research at an undergraduate institution, will directly involve students in the work, and, therefore, hopefully encourage them and their classmates to pursue scientific careers.

在国家科学基金会的支持下，伊丽莎白·布鲁姆菲尔博士 将进行考古发掘和勘探， 墨西哥北方盆地的Xaltocan地区。 Xaltocan是一个 古代的政治中心位于CA。35公里以北 现代墨西哥城 1987年，布鲁姆菲尔博士进行了广泛的 该地区的地面调查和研究提供了 当前项目的基线。 她将挖掘。20 2x2 米测试坑，除了两个深挖掘。 使用 这些数据，她将追求几个目标。 首先，由于这 北方盆地地区并不为人所知，她将开发一个 陶瓷年表，这将提供一个基础的任务 单个表面站点。 其次，她会研究 地表和地下发生的关系， 将使研究人员能够确定表面材料 反映了密封的背景下的情况。 这项研究之所以令人感兴趣，有几个原因。 许多大型 在墨西哥盆地进行了地面调查， 根据这些结果，试图重建人口结构。 然而，目前还不清楚使用表面材料的有效性如何 Brumfiel博士的工作将为 这样的评价。 鉴于盆地的快速城市化， 考古遗址的破坏，未来 研究人员将不得不越来越多地依赖于地面调查 数据，在这种情况下，Brumfiel博士的研究假设很大 重要性 从民族历史文献中也可以得知， Xaltocan在前西班牙晚期 墨西哥，但该地区尚未在考古学上进行过研究。 系统的方式。 这正是布鲁姆菲尔博士的建议 做 该项目也很重要，因为它将支持以下领域的研究 一个本科院校，将直接涉及学生在 工作，因此，希望鼓励他们和他们的 同学们追求科学事业。