Wari Administration and Residential Space in the Osmore Drainage

奥斯莫尔排水系统中的瓦里行政管理和住宅空间

• 批准号: 9907167
• 负责人: Michael Moseley
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-07-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9907167&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Wari; Administration; Residential; Space; Osmore

Under the direction of Dr. Michael Moseley, MS Donna Nash will collect data for her doctoral dissertation. Her archaeological research will focus on the region surrounding the site of Cerro Baul which is located in the Osmore drainage in Southern Peru. During the period from ca. 500 - 1000 AD two states, termed "Wari" and "Tiwanaku" arose in the Southern Andes and this situation provides a rare opportunity to study the interactions between early simple state level societies. The Osmore drainage appears to mark a boundary between the two and archaeological remains of both are found in this region. While it is often possible to assign sites to one state or the other based on ceramic remains, in other cases such determinations are more difficult because distinctively decorated sherds are lacking. MS Nash plans to approach the problem through an analysis of household organization. Based on work at large high status sites a distinctive Wari pattern which combines domestic and ritual/administrative activities within single structures has been observed. Although it has been postulated to be the case, it is not certain whether this same pattern also exists in the more numerous lower status dwellings. In prior work MS Nash and her collaborators have located a number of small Wari structures and with NSF support she will excavate ten of them. From the distribution of ceramics, lithics and other remains recovered she will determine both the nature and placement of activities. Because some sites will likely contain little habitation debris MS Nash will collect soil samples and determine chemical signatures which are activity related.This research is important for several reasons. It will provide insight into the political and social organization of an early state society. It will also develop a spatial signature which will help to define the Wari presence in other regions of Peru. Finally it will assist in training a promising young scientist.

在迈克尔·莫斯利博士的指导下，唐娜·纳什女士将为她的博士论文收集数据。她的考古研究将集中在塞罗鲍尔遗址周围的地区，该遗址位于秘鲁南部的奥斯莫尔排水系统。大约在公元500-1000年期间，南安第斯山脉出现了两个国家，分别称为“瓦里”和“提瓦纳库”，这种情况为研究早期简单的国家层面的社会之间的相互作用提供了难得的机会。奥斯莫尔排水系统似乎标志着两者之间的分界线，在这一地区发现了两者的考古遗迹。虽然通常可以根据陶瓷遗迹将遗址分配给一个州或另一个州，但在其他情况下，这样的确定更加困难，因为缺乏明显装饰的碎片。纳什计划通过对家庭组织的分析来解决这个问题。以地位较高的大型场所的工作为基础，观察到了一种独特的WARI模式，即在单一结构内将家庭活动和仪式/行政活动结合起来。虽然假设是这样的，但不确定这种模式是否也存在于更多地位较低的住宅中。在之前的工作中，纳什和她的合作者已经找到了一些小型WARI建筑，在NSF的支持下，她将挖掘其中的10个。根据发现的陶瓷、石块和其他遗骸的分布情况，她将确定活动的性质和地点。由于一些地点可能会包含很少的栖息地碎片，纳什女士将收集土壤样本，并确定与活动相关的化学特征。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将提供对早期国家社会的政治和社会组织的洞察。它还将开发一个空间签名，这将有助于确定WARI在秘鲁其他地区的存在。最后，它将帮助培养一位有前途的年轻科学家。