Study of Prehistoric Ceramic Technology at Point of Pines, Arizona

在国家科学基金会的支持下，塞德诺博士将分析位于亚利桑那州中东部的松树点遗址的考古陶瓷样本。该遗址见证了从公元1250年到1400年之间大型多民族社区的发展。它为迁徙和共同居住提供了一个强有力的史前案例，古老的建筑和人类遗骸为拟议的陶瓷研究提供了可靠的背景。塞德诺博士将介绍当地的陶瓷传统、在移民发生前获得的非本地陶瓷、与移民事件相关的非本地陶瓷、外国陶罐的本地制造以及混合技术的发展。这将通过对20个装饰和普通瓷器碎片样品的中子活化和岩相分析以及制造技术的改造来实现。还将进行一项调查，以确定和抽样原材料来源。考古学家的目标之一是追踪不同文化群体的迁徙和融合，鉴于考古记录的有限性质，这通常是极其困难的。松树角地区很重要，因为从许多来源获得的数据表明，确实发生了这样的移民和融合。由于陶器的广泛使用和耐用性，许多遗址都发现了大量的陶器遗迹，塞德诺博士将利用松树角受控的情况来确定陶器是如何受到这些社会过程的影响的。这项工作很重要，不是因为它将提供关于这个遗址的信息，而是因为它所获得的洞察力将提供一个有用的考古工具，可以用来分析世界许多地方的陶瓷。这项研究的潜在影响是极其广泛的。

Zedeno With National Science Foundation support Dr. Maria Zedeno will analyze a sample of archaeological ceramics from the site of Point of Pines located in east-central Arizona. The site saw the development of large multi-ethnic communities between ca. AD 1250 to 1400. It presents a strong prehistoric case for migration and co-residence and well dated architecture and human remains provide a secure background for the proposed ceramic study. Dr. Zedeno will identify local ceramic traditions, nonlocal ceramics obtained before migration occurred, nonlocal ceramics associated with immigration episodes, local manufacture of foreign pots, and development of hybrid technologies. This will be accomplished through the application of neutron activation and petrographic analyses to 20 samples of decorated and plainware shreds and the reconstruction of manufacturing technology. A survey to identify and sample raw material sources will also be conducted. One goal of archaeologists is to trace the movement and intermingling of different cultural groups and often this is extremely difficult to do given the limited nature of the archaeological record. The Point of Pines region is important because data derived from a number of sources indicates that just such immigration and mingling did occur. Because of its widespread use and its durability, abundant pottery remains are recovered on many sites and Dr. Zedeno will use the controlled Point of Pines situation to determine how ceramics are affected by these social processes. The work is important not for the information it will provide about this site but because the insight gained will provide a useful archaeological tool which can be used to analyze ceramics in many parts of the world. The potential impact of this research is extremely broad.