Dissertation Research: Examination of Relationships Within the Casas Grandes Interaction Sphere

论文研究：卡萨斯格兰德斯互动领域内的关系检验

• 批准号: 9021969
• 负责人: Charles Redman
• 金额: $ 0.98万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 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: 1990-12-01 至 1993-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9021969&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Examination; Relationships; Within

Under the direction of Dr. Charles Redman, Ms Ronna Bardley will analyze a body of archaeological material to collect data for her doctoral dissertation. She will study marine shells and shell artifacts excavated from the site of Casas Grandes in Northern Mexico and from a number of sites in the U.S. Southwest to determine the interactions between these regions. She wishes to trace this process from collection (in the Gulf of California) through manufacture, distribution and consumption. To accomplish this, she will examine the natural ranges of species represented. Because within a single species shell chemical composition varies by region, she will analyze and match archaeological specimens with samples from different geographical areas. Finally, she will conduct a stylistic analysis to help determine where manufacturing took place. Between approximately 1100 - 1300 AD, a large population grew in Chihuahua, Mexico and was centered at the site of Casas Grandes. Given the size and monumental nature of the site, it is clear that a stratified complex society was present. The discovery of many exotic materials at Casas Grandes indicates that widespread trade occurred, and the city in fact may have served primarily as a trading center. At approximately the same time large sites also appeared in the Southwestern United States and archaeologists have questioned whether these represent an independent local process or rather result from direct Mesoamerican influence via Casas Grandes. Through chemical and stylistic analysis of shell artifacts, Ms Bradley will examine the issue directly. This research is important for several reasons. It will shed new light on the role of trade and inter-regional exchange in the emergence of complex societies. It will also help to develop a new approach to shell sourcing which may be applicable in a wide variety of situations. Finally, it will assist in the training of an extremely promising young scientist.

在查尔斯·雷德曼博士的指导下，罗娜·巴德利女士将分析一批考古材料，为她的博士论文收集数据。她将研究从墨西哥北部的卡萨斯·格兰斯遗址和美国西南部的一些遗址挖掘出来的贝壳和贝壳文物，以确定这些地区之间的相互作用。她希望追踪这一过程，从收集(在加利福尼亚州海湾)到制造、分销和消费。为了做到这一点，她将研究所代表的物种的自然范围。因为在同一物种内，贝壳的化学成分因地区而异，她将分析考古标本并将其与来自不同地理区域的样本进行匹配。最后，她将进行风格分析，以帮助确定制造发生在哪里。大约在公元1100-1300年间，大量人口在墨西哥的奇瓦瓦发展起来，并集中在大卡萨斯遗址。考虑到遗址的大小和不朽的性质，很明显，当时存在着一个分层的复杂社会。在大卡萨斯发现了许多外来材料，这表明当时发生了广泛的贸易，事实上，这座城市可能主要是作为一个贸易中心。大约在同一时间，美国西南部也出现了大型遗址，考古学家质疑这些遗址是否代表着一个独立的地方过程，或者更确切地说，是来自中美洲通过大赌场产生的直接影响。通过对贝壳文物的化学和风格分析，布拉德利女士将直接研究这个问题。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将为贸易和区域间交流在复杂社会出现中的作用提供新的线索。它还将有助于开发一种新的贝壳采购方法，这种方法可能适用于各种情况。最后，它将帮助培训一位非常有前途的年轻科学家。