Olmec Settlement and Subsistence at La Isla, Veracruz

在国家科学基金会的支持下，大卫格罗夫博士，苏珊 吉莱斯皮和他们的同事将进行考古 在位于La Isla的Olmec遗址进行研究， 韦拉克鲁斯，墨西哥。 “La Isla”或“岛”的名称反映了 事实上，两条溪流连接着这个网站，不幸的是， 被每个河床的横向侵蚀所破坏。 地表和溪壁的物质丰富 支持这个小网站的归属奥尔梅克。 的 调查人员计划进行一次密集的地面调查， 定位和绘制物体密度和分布。 这应该 提供线索的性质，个别活动领域和 在此基础上，将进行有限的挖掘。 与 流墙材料，以指导他们，该小组还将进行 水平开挖。 除了文化材料外， 作为陶器，植物和动物的遗骸将构成 研究的重点，因为研究人员希望 重建生存实践。 奥尔梅克社会在热带地区发展和繁荣， 公元前1200年到公元前500年之间墨西哥南部海湾沿岸的低地。 大型奥尔梅克遗址包含中美洲第一个大型公共 建筑和巨大的石碑。 奥尔梅克被称为 美国的第一文明。"然而，令人惊讶的是， 对它们的了解相对较少，并且仅限于旧数据 两个大网站。 关于奥尔梅克的情况 社会组织或生计。 考古学家发现 要回答这些问题，最好是检查较小的网站， 人们居住的地方， 中心，作为仪式活动的焦点。 本研究 由博士格罗夫和吉莱斯皮是第一次进行这样的 麻烦了 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。 它会脱落 对奥尔梅克文明产生的因素进行了研究。 它还将为一大批 考古学家

With National Science Foundation support, Drs. David Grove, Susan Gillespie and their colleagues will conduct archaeological research at the Olmec site of La Isla which is located in Veracruz, Mexico. The name "La Isla" or "island" reflects the fact that two streams bound the site which, unfortunately, is being destroyed through lateral erosion by each stream bed. Material abundant on both the surface as well as stream walls supports the attribution of this small site to the Olmec. The investigators plan to conduct an intensive surface survey to locate and plot object densities and distributions. This should provide clues to the nature of individual activity areas and on this basis, limited excavations will be conducted. With the stream wall materials to guide them, the team will also conduct horizontal excavations. In addition to cultural materials such as pottery, both plant and animal remains will constitute an important focus of the research since the investigators wish to reconstruct subsistence practices. The Olmec society developed and flourished in the tropical lowlands of Mexico's southern Gulf coast between 1200 and 500 BC. Large Olmec sites contain Middle America's first large public architecture and massive stone monuments. Olmec has been termed the "America's first civilization." Surprisingly, however, relatively little is known about them and is limited to old data from two large sites. Very little is known about either Olmec social organization or subsistence. Archaeologists have learned that to answer such questions it is best to examine smaller sites where people lived rather than concentrate on large ceremonial centers which served as focus for ritual events. This research by Drs. Grove and Gillespie is the first to be conducted in such a situation. This research is important for several reasons. It will shed light on the factors which gave rise to the Olmec civilization. It will also provide data of interest to a large group of archaeologists.