Dissertation Research: Continuity and Change at Cerro la Cruz: A Study of Architecture on the North Coast of Peru

在Clark Erickson博士的指导下，Melissa Vogel女士将为她的博士论文收集和分析数据。她将在秘鲁北海岸的Cerro la Cruz遗址进行考古挖掘并继续绘制地图。沃格尔的研究将通过对塞罗拉克鲁斯(Cerro La Cruz)的扩建和改造进行历时分析，来考察建筑和社会政治变化之间的关系。塞罗拉克鲁斯是秘鲁北海岸的一个山坡围墙聚居地。补充数据，如陶瓷，将提供文化从属关系的指标，而植物遗骸和土壤样本将被分析以确定饮食或环境变化的迹象。这些不同的证据将结合起来，重现发生在Cerro La Cruz的事件。对于安第斯山脉的考古，这个项目将提供一种方法来测试和修改目前在中地平线晚期(公元600-1000)的社会政治组织模式，这是该地区社会和政治重大变革的时期。这些文化转型时期对于理解人类社会的发展非常重要。从历史或史前的角度来看，考古学可以探索人们如何适应不断变化的社会和政治条件。建筑环境是人类学研究的一个重要焦点，尤其是为了理解建筑和空间的使用，因为它反映和塑造了社会生活。建筑形式和风格的变化通常被视为社会变化的指标。一些家庭建筑风格在民族志上被展示为与种族或社区认同的其他方面有关，而公共建筑或寺庙的扩大可能标志着新统治者的登基。在这个项目中，可以在一个地点调查建筑变化和社会生活之间的关系，在一个被认为涉及广泛的社会和政治动荡的时期。这项研究不是从当权者的角度来审视政治关系的传统“自上而下”的方法，而是强调当地人与外部政治实体互动的角度。对Cerro La Cruz的扩张和改造作为社会政治变化的可能表现进行彻底的空间分析，将对安第斯政治组织的早期模式提出关键考验。从社会科学的角度来看，这一案例研究的结果将有助于我们理解文化变革的催化剂，以及当地人如何在转型时期适应。沃格尔女士的研究将增加我们对秘鲁史前一个鲜为人知的时期的了解，也将有助于培养一位有前途的年轻科学家。

Under the direction of Dr. Clark Erickson, Ms. Melissa Vogel will collect and analyze data for her doctoral dissertation. She will conduct archaeological excavations and continue mapping at the site of Cerro la Cruz on the north coast of Peru. Ms. Vogel's research will examine the relationship between architecture and sociopolitical change, through a diachronic analysis of the expansion and modification of Cerro La Cruz, a hillside walled settlement on the north coast of Peru. Supplementary data such as ceramics will provide indicators of cultural affiliation, while botanical remains and soil samples will be analyzed for indications of dietary or environmental changes. These various lines of evidence will be combined to reconstruct the events which occurred at Cerro La Cruz. For the archaeology of the Andes, this project will provide a method for testing and revising current models of sociopolitical organization during the late Middle Horizon (AD600-1000), a time of great social and political change in the region.These periods of cultural transition are important for understanding the development of human societies. From a historic or prehistoric perspective, archaeology can explore the ways in which people have adapted to fluctuating social and political conditions. The built environment is an essential focus of anthropological research, especially for understanding architecture and the use of space as it reflects and shapes social life. Changes in architectural form and style are often taken as indices of societal change. Some styles of household architecture have been shown ethnographically to reference ethnicity or other aspects of community identity, while the enlargement of public buildings or temples may mark the accession of a new ruler. In this project, the relationship between architectural change and social life can be investigated at one site, during a period that is thought to involve widespread social and political upheaval. Rather than the traditional "top-down" approach of examining political relations from the perspective of those in power, this study will emphasize the perspective of local people in their interactions with an outside political entity. A thorough spatial analysis of the expansion and modification of Cerro La Cruz as a possible manifestation of sociopolitical change will provide a critical test of earlier models of Andean political organization. From the perspective of the social sciences, the results of this case study will contribute to our understanding of the catalysts for culture change and how local people adapt during periods of transition. Ms. Vogel's research will increase our knowledge of a poorly understood period in Peruvian prehistory and will also contribute to the training of a promising young scientist.