Doctoral Dissertation Research: Building Negotiation: Architecture and Social Relations at Chau Hiix, Belize

博士论文研究：伯利兹 Chau Hiix 的建筑谈判：建筑与社会关系

• 批准号: 0302481
• 负责人: K. Anne Pyburn
• 金额: $ 1.19万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-04-01 至 2005-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0302481&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Building; Negotiation

Under the direction of Dr. K. Anne Pyburn, Christopher R. Andres will analyze data gathered during his archaeological investigations of the Maya site of Chau Hiix in northern Belize. Chau Hiix is a medium-sized ceremonial center distinguished by a lengthy occupational history extending from at least 1000 B.C. through 1450 A.D. The community is notable because it was continuously occupied into the contact period and may have provided refuge for individuals displaced when Spanish entradas penetrated the region in the 15th century. Chau Hiix not only maintained a significant population following this period of upheaval, but reflects spatial patterns in its architecture which depart from those of earlier periods. Andres' project will examine the extent to which Maya monumental architecture may have played a more active role in pre-Hispanic society than has traditionally been acknowledged. While the Maya built environment is often viewed as a product of human activity, there is growing evidence that buildings were systematically manipulated to structure social relations. As a form of material culture involved in the negotiation of social relations, architecture at Chau Hiix offers insight into changing relationships between members of different social groups. Preliminary investigations suggest these changes between the Classic and Postclassic periods involve construction activity at previously undeveloped locations, remodeling of existing buildings, and changing patterns of accessibility to the central precinct and its constituent structures. Andres' excavations will further document these architectural alterations. Changing access and traffic patterns will be examined using formal methods of spatial analysis and compared with similar data from the neighboring Maya sites of Lamanai and Altun Ha, Belize. These analyses will serve as a basis for explanations of architectural change and should help illuminate inter- and intra-site socio-political relationships in northern Belize between the Classic and Postclassic periods. Besides addressing questions of interest to architects and social scientists, this project will build on a decade-long effort by Pyburn to involve members of the Belizean community of Crooked Tree in the scientific investigation of the past and in protection of archaeological resources. Public understanding of work at Chau Hiix will be enhanced through excavations carried out collaboratively with members of Crooked Tree Village; by presentation of research findings in the Crooked Tree Museum and during the annual Cashew Festival; and through guided tours of excavations available to visitors to Chau Hiix. Communication of our findings to residents of other parts of Belize will take place at the Belize Archaeological Conference held in San Ignacio, Belize in July of 2003. In the US, research results will be presented to the general public and academic community at open houses including Indiana University's annual Archaeology Day and through the Chau Hiix Archaeological Project's website. American undergraduate students will receive training in a variety of skill sets, including excavation of monumental architecture. The author will be trained in methods of architectural analysis. Following the analyses discussed above, research results will be communicated to the scientific community through conference presentations and contributions to edited volumes and refereed journals.

在 K. Anne Pyburn 博士的指导下，Christopher R. Andres 将分析在伯利兹北部 Chau Hiix 玛雅遗址考古调查期间收集的数据。 Chau Hiix 是一个中等规模的仪式中心，其悠久的职业历史至少可以追溯到公元前 1000 年。该社区之所以引人注目，是因为它在接触时期一直被占领，并且可能为 15 世纪西班牙人入侵该地区时流离失所的人提供了避难所。 Chau Hiix 不仅在这段动乱时期维持了大量人口，而且在其建筑中反映了与早期时期不同的空间模式。 安德烈斯的项目将研究玛雅纪念性建筑在前西班牙社会中所发挥的作用比传统上所承认的更为积极的程度。 虽然玛雅建筑环境通常被视为人类活动的产物，但越来越多的证据表明，建筑物被系统地操纵以构建社会关系。 作为参与社会关系谈判的一种物质文化形式，Chau Hiix 的建筑提供了对不同社会群体成员之间不断变化的关系的洞察。 初步调查表明，古典时期和后古典时期之间的这些变化涉及以前未开发地点的建筑活动、现有建筑的改造以及中央区域及其组成结构的可达性模式的改变。 安德烈斯的发掘将进一步记录这些建筑的改变。 将使用正式的空间分析方法来检查不断变化的通道和交通模式，并与伯利兹拉马奈和阿尔通哈邻近玛雅遗址的类似数据进行比较。 这些分析将作为解释建筑变化的基础，并有助于阐明伯利兹北部古典时期和后古典时期之间和遗址内的社会政治关系。 除了解决建筑师和社会科学家感兴趣的问题外，该项目还将建立在 Pyburn 长达十年的努力基础上，让伯利兹弯曲树社区的成员参与对过去的科学调查和保护考古资源。 通过与歪树村成员合作进行挖掘，将增强公众对 Chau Hiix 工作的了解；在弯树博物馆和一年一度的腰果节期间展示研究成果；并为前往 Chau Hiix 的游客提供带导游的发掘之旅。 我们将于 2003 年 7 月在伯利兹圣伊格纳西奥举行的伯利兹考古会议上向伯利兹其他地区的居民传达我们的研究结果。在美国，研究成果将在印第安纳大学年度考古日等开放日以及通过 Chau Hiix 考古项目的网站向公众和学术界展示。 美国本科生将接受各种技能的培训，包括纪念性建筑的挖掘。 作者将接受架构分析方法的培训。 经过上述分析后，研究结果将通过会议演讲以及对编辑卷和参考期刊的贡献传达给科学界。