Dissertation Research: An Archaeological Investigation of Baking Pot, Belize

论文研究：伯利兹烤锅的考古调查

• 批准号: 9708140
• 负责人: E. Wyllys Andrews
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: Tulane University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-07-15 至 2001-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9708140&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Archaeological; Investigation; Baking

Under the direction of Dr. E. Wyllys Andrews MS Jenifer Piehl will collect data for her doctoral dissertation. She will conduct archaeological excavation at the Mayan site of Baking Pot, located in Belize, and analyze the materials which she and other researchers collect. She will focus on the relative status of women at this Classic Mayan site and the results of her study will provide insight into how this complex society was organized. It is clear that the Mayans divided themselves into lineages and residential units and that clear status distinctions existed between individuals. However is not known whether status distinctions cut across lineage groups or whether entire lineages were ranked as units relative to each other. Through the study of females and variation of status within this gender based group, underlying principles of Mayan organization can be addressed. Past work at Baking Pot has yielded a series of burial remains but the number of individual graves is not great enough to permit statistical analysis. MS Piehl will participate in the excavation of domestic areas in order to increase sample size. She will then study both new and old material and analyze the skeletons themselves as well as associated grave goods. On the basis of the amount and nature of the latter insight into status is possible. Elite individuals are buried with non-utilitarian objects crafted from rare materials often imported from considerable distances. Analysis of skeletal remains also provides extremely important information. Stress indicators such as defects in tooth enamel, caries, premortem tooth loss and thickness of cranial bone provide insight into health and nutrition. Isotopic analysis of bone can indicate relative access to valued food resources such as corn. Through such analyses ranges of variation within and between genders can be determined. This research is important for several reasons. It will shed light on how Mayan civilization arose and was maintained. It will provide data of interest to many archaeologists and assist in training a promising young scientist.

在E.Wyllys Andrews博士的指导下，Jenifer Piehl女士将为她的博士论文收集数据。她将在伯利兹的玛雅烤锅遗址进行考古发掘，并分析她和其他研究人员收集的材料。她将专注于这个经典玛雅遗址中女性的相对地位，她的研究结果将为这个复杂的社会是如何组织的提供洞察力。很明显，玛雅人将自己分为宗族和居住单位，个人之间存在明显的地位差异。然而，尚不清楚身份差异是否跨越了谱系群体，或者整个谱系是否被列为相对于彼此的单位。通过对女性和这一基于性别的群体中地位变化的研究，可以解决玛雅组织的基本原则。过去在烘焙锅的工作已经产生了一系列的埋葬遗骸，但单个坟墓的数量还不够多，无法进行统计分析。Piehl女士将参与国内地区的挖掘，以增加样本量。然后，她将研究新旧材料，并分析骨架本身以及相关的墓葬物品。根据后者的数量和性质，洞察地位是可能的。精英人士被埋葬在用稀有材料制作的非功利物品上，这些物品通常是从相当远的地方进口的。对骨骼遗骸的分析也提供了极其重要的信息。压力指标，如牙釉质缺陷、龋齿、死前牙齿缺失和颅骨厚度，可以提供对健康和营养的洞察。骨骼的同位素分析可以表明相对可获得有价值的食物资源，如玉米。通过这种分析，可以确定两性内部和两性之间的差异范围。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将阐明玛雅文明是如何产生和保持的。它将提供许多考古学家感兴趣的数据，并帮助培养一位有前途的年轻科学家。