Dissertation Research: 14th-century Ceramic Design Change and Reorganization in East-Central Arizona

在J. Jefferson Reid博士的指导下，Scott Keuren先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。他将使用一种创新技术来检查从亚利桑那州中东部考古遗址中发现的整个陶瓷容器。所有的日期都是在有限的时间内，大约在公元1275年到1325年之间，记录了从普韦布洛三世到四世时期的变化。西南地区在美国考古学中占有重要地位，因为这个地区在严酷的半干旱地区见证了复杂的阿纳萨齐文明的兴起。由于没有车轮和家畜，阿纳萨齐人修建了长达数百公里的道路和大型多层公寓。考古学家希望了解这个社会是如何随着时间的推移而发展和变化的。普韦布洛III/IV的过渡很重要，因为它标志着人口分布的重大变化。许多地区被废弃，出现了更紧密、更集中的格局。初步数据表明，村庄之间的贸易和其他互动也发生了变化。Keuren先生将使用陶瓷数据来追踪人们的流动，他们的融合以及生产和贸易策略的变化。根据他自己的初步工作，他认为，通过对陶瓷容器上的设计进行非常详细的分析，有可能识别出微风格，每一种风格都表明一种共同的学习模式。通过仔细检查这些风格，可以确定一个村庄中有多少个群体以及它们之间的相互作用程度。通过不同地点的比较，人们有望确定人类和他们生产的陶瓷是如何在空间中移动的。Keuren先生开发了计算机技术，可以轻松存储和随时访问陶瓷设计，并促进其分析。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将产生许多考古学家感兴趣的结果，并将增加我们对美国史前史的了解。柯伦先生正在开发的技术，如果成功，将有广泛的适用性。这个项目还将有助于培养一位有前途的年轻科学家。

Under the direction of Dr. J. Jefferson Reid, Mr. Scott Keuren will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will use an innovative technology to examine whole ceramic vessels recovered from archaeological sites in east-central Arizona. All date from a limited time period, between ca 1275-1325 AD and document the change from the Pueblo III to IV period. The Southwest occupies an important place in Americanist archaeology because this region saw the rise of complex Anasazi civilization in a harsh semi-arid region. Lacking the wheel or domesticated animals Anasazi peoples constructed roads hundreds of kilometers in length and large multi-story apartment houses. Archaeologists wish to understand how this society developed and changed over time. The Pueblo III/IV transition is important because it marks major changes in population distribution. Many areas were abandoned and tighter and more centralized pattern appears. Preliminary data indicate that trade and other interactions between villages were altered as well. Mr. Keuren will use ceramic data in an attempt to trace the movement of people, their amalgamation and changes in production and trade strategies. Based on his own preliminary work he argues that through a very detailed analysis of designs painted on ceramic vessels, it is possible to identify micro styles each of which indicates a single shared learning pattern. By examining these styles closely, it is possible to determine how many groups are present in a village and the degree of interaction among them. Through comparison across sites, one can hopefully determine how people and the ceramics they produce moved over space. Mr. Keuren has developed computerized techniques which allow for easy storage and ready access of the ceramic designs and which facilitate their analysis. This research is important for several reasons. It will produce results of interest to many archaeologists and will increase our understanding of United States prehistory. The techniques which Mr. Keuren is developing, if successful, will have widespread applicability. This project will also assist in training a promising young scientist.