Lost Civilizations of the Tarim Basin - A Traveling Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Exhibit

塔里木盆地失落的文明 - 洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆巡回展览

• 批准号: 9725768
• 负责人: James Olson
• 金额: $ 165.21万
• 依托单位: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-03-01 至 2000-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9725768&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Lost; Civilizations; Tarim; Basin; Traveling

9725768 Olsen The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will develop Lost Civilizations of the Tarim Basin. This will be a 6000 sq. ft. traveling exhibit that will introduce visitors to the extraordinary archaeological discoveries that have recently been made in the Taklamakan Desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Due to the arid desert conditions the preservation of sites, artifacts, and human remains is exceptional and the artifacts represent some of the oldest extant items made of perishable materials (wood, paper, silk, and leather.) What has intrigued scientists about these remains is the fact they are Indo-Europeans. These remains have challenged the scholarly world by adding fuel to an already heated debate considering the origins and development of the Indo-European peoples who inhabited the Eurasian landmass for thousands of years. Who were these people, where did they come from, and what was their role in the early development of East/West cultural contact? Not only will visitors be able to see the artifacts and learn about the culture of this extinct group, but they will also learn how archaeologists and collaborating specialists work to unravel the mysteries posed by these remains. The exhibit will be complemented by resources for formal education programs. NHM will develop 1) an on-line presentation that will include "virtual" elements of the archaeology sites and materials, 2) teacher enhancement activities, 3) curriculum materials for older elementary and secondary students, and a menu of non-formal lectures, classes, and a symposium. The museum will also produce a comprehensive, fully illustrated catalogue in both printed and digital formats. The exhibit will have five venues. It is expected to reach between 150,000 and 300,000 people at each venue.

小行星9725768 洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆将开发塔里木盆地失落的文明。这将是一个6000平方米。英尺旅游展览将向游客介绍最近在中华人民共和国新疆维吾尔自治区塔克拉玛干沙漠中取得的非凡考古发现。 由于干旱的沙漠条件，遗址，文物和人类遗骸的保存是特殊的，这些文物代表了一些现存最古老的易腐材料（木材，纸张，丝绸和皮革）。 让科学家们对这些遗骸感兴趣的是，它们是印欧人。 这些遗骸对学术界提出了挑战，为一场已经激烈的辩论增添了燃料，这场辩论涉及数千年来居住在欧亚大陆上的印欧民族的起源和发展。 这些人是谁，他们来自哪里，他们在东西方文化接触的早期发展中扮演了什么角色？ 参观者不仅可以看到这些文物，了解这个灭绝群体的文化，还可以了解考古学家和合作专家如何解开这些遗迹带来的谜团。 展览将得到正规教育项目资源的补充。 NHM将开发1）一个在线演示文稿，其中包括考古遗址和材料的“虚拟”元素，2）教师增强活动，3）针对年龄较大的小学和中学学生的课程材料，以及非正式讲座，课程和研讨会的菜单。 博物馆还将以印刷和数字格式制作一份全面、图文并茂的目录。 展览将有五个场地。 预计每个场馆将有15万至30万人参加。