Prehistoric Ecology and Behavior in the Western Cape Province, South Africa ,

南非西开普省的史前生态和行为，

• 批准号: 9106399
• 负责人: Richard Klein
• 金额: $ 2.1万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-06-01 至 1993-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9106399&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Prehistoric; Ecology; Behavior; Western; Cape

With National Science Foundation support, Drs. Richard Klein and Kathryn Cruz-Uribe will study archaeological faunas excavated from two sites located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. While both date to the period immediately prior to European discovery of the Cape and are located only 70 km. apart, archaeological remains differ significantly between them. At Kasteelberg, domestic sheep as well as pottery are common, while at the Dune Field Midden site both pottery and domesticates are rare. Drs Klein and Cruz-Uribe will focus on the abundant faunal remains from both sites. They will identify these according to species and body part and will look for butchering marks and other forms of alteration. They will also determine the ages of animals were killed and on this basis determine the seasons during which the sites were occupied. Data collected should also shed light on the subsistence strategies practiced. The first European accounts of Southern Africa indicate the presence of two groups of people, one which hunted and another which followed a pastoral way of life. Anthropologists have pointed out that it is unclear whether these two distinct "groups" are actually separate or rather represent a single culture in which bands switch, perhaps according to season, from one lifestyle to another. Through analysis of two sites which are essentially contemporaneous and which apparently represent byproducts of each group, the investigators hope to insight into this question. If the sites are occupied in different seasons as Drs. Klein and Cruz-Uribe suspect, the "single group" case will be strengthened. This research is important for several reasons. It will shed light on the issue of human adaptability and cultural variability. Hunters and herders follow very different lifestyles, often with different sets of values and to switch from one to another over a single year is a considerable feat. The data themselves will be of interest to a wide archaeological audience.

在国家科学基金会的支持下，理查德·克莱因博士和 凯瑟琳·克鲁兹-乌里韦将研究考古动物群 位于西开普省南部的两个地点， 非洲 虽然这两个日期都是紧接在 欧洲人发现的好望角和位于只有70公里。分开时， 它们之间的考古遗迹有很大的不同。 在 Kasteelberg，家养绵羊和陶器很常见， 在沙丘地的贝登遗址， 罕见. 克莱因博士和克鲁兹-乌里韦博士将专注于丰富的动物群 两个地点都有。 他们将根据以下内容确定这些内容： 物种和身体部位，并会寻找屠宰痕迹， 其他形式的改变。 他们还将确定年龄的 动物被杀死，并在此基础上确定季节 在此期间，该网站被占领。 收集的数据还应 揭示了生存策略的实践。 欧洲人对南部非洲的最早记载表明， 有两种人，一种是狩猎者，另一种是狩猎者。 这是一种田园生活方式。 人类学家已经 他指出，目前还不清楚这两个不同的 “组”实际上是独立的，或者更确切地说代表一个单独的 在这种文化中，乐队可能会根据季节从 一种生活方式到另一种生活方式。 通过分析两个网站， 基本上是同时代的， 研究人员希望能够深入了解每一组的副产品， 这个问题 如果这些地点在不同的季节被占用， 克莱因博士和克鲁兹-乌里韦博士怀疑，“单一群体”的情况下， 强化 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。 它会脱落 关于人类适应性和文化问题的思考 可变性 猎人和牧民遵循着非常不同的 生活方式，往往有不同的价值观，并切换 从一个到另一个在一年内是一个相当大的壮举。 这些数据本身将引起广泛的考古学兴趣。 观众