Dissertationn Research: Fish Exploitation of the Indus Valley Civilization

论文研究：印度河流域文明的鱼类开发

• 批准号: 9306645
• 负责人: Jonathan Kenoyer
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-01 至 1994-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9306645&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertationn; Research; Fish; Exploitation; Indus

Under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Kenoyer, Mr. William Belcher will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will both conduct an ethnographic study in Pakistan and apply the results to the analysis and interpretation of fish remains recovered from Indus Valley archaeological sites. The Harappan civilization developed and flourished in the Indus Valley from ca 2,600 to 1,900 B.C. It represents one of the great achievements of the late prehistoric world. Developments there rank the region with ancient Egypt and the Near East as well as New World states such as the Inca and Aztec empires. However much less is known about the Harappans than their counterparts. Archaeological data shows that this civilization had a strong riverine component and that fish constituted a major part of the diet. However such faunal remains are difficult to interpret and Mr. Belcher hopes to develop approaches which will aid in this goal. To this end, he will study modern fishing practices in the same region. He will interview fisherman and watch them at work to determine when in the yearly cycle, how, and in what environments particular species are caught. He will also observe how they are butchered, preserved, transported and consumed. After they are discarded such faunal remains may undergo a number of destructive practices such as damage by domestic animals and Mr. Belcher will examine these as well. Finally he will apply the interpretative techniques he develops to a series of Harappan archaeological remains. Mr. Belcher's primary interest lies not in fish per se, but rather in the social and economic organization of the Harappan state. By examining this one class of data, he hopes to reconstruct the economic system through which they moved. Trade routes will be reconstructed and the degree of economic centralization determined. It may also be possible to examine such issues as status difference between and within sites. This research is important for several reasons. It will increase our understanding of how one of the great early civilizations of the Old World emerged. It will help to develop techniques of faunal analysis which will be useful in many archaeological contexts. Finally it will assist in the training of a promising young scientist.

在乔纳森·凯诺耶博士的指导下，威廉·贝尔彻先生 将为他的博士论文收集数据他将两者 在巴基斯坦进行民族志研究，并将研究结果应用于 分析和解释从 印度河流域考古遗址。哈拉帕文明 从2,600年到1900年， 它代表了已故的伟大成就之一 史前世界那里的发展使该地区成为古代 埃及和近东以及新世界国家，如 印加和阿兹特克帝国。然而，我们所知甚少， 比他们的对手更强大。考古资料显示， 这个文明有很强的河流成分， 构成了饮食的主要部分。然而，这样的动物群仍然存在， 很难解释，贝尔彻先生希望 这些方法将有助于实现这一目标。为此，他将研究 在同一地区的现代捕鱼方法。他将采访 观察他们的工作，以确定每年的什么时候 周期，如何以及在什么环境中捕获特定物种。 他还将观察它们如何被屠宰、保存、运输 并被消耗。在它们被丢弃后，这些动物遗骸可能 经历了一些破坏性的做法，如破坏， 家养动物贝尔彻先生也会研究这些 最后，他将运用他所发展的解释技巧， 一系列哈拉帕考古遗迹。 贝尔彻先生的主要兴趣不在于鱼本身，而是 在哈拉帕州的社会和经济组织中。通过 通过研究这一类数据，他希望能够重建 他们所经历的经济体系。贸易路线将是 重新构建，确定经济集中度。 也可以审查地位差别等问题， 站点之间和站点内。 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。将加大 我们对人类最伟大的早期文明之一 旧世界出现了。这将有助于发展动物区系的技术 这将是有用的分析，在许多考古背景。 最后，它将有助于培养有前途的年轻人 科学家