REU Site: Interdisciplinary Investigations at New Philadelphia

新费城NSF REU项目是一个跨学科的科学考古研究的综合城镇建立在中西部边境。 新费城是第一个由非裔美国人在解放前成立的城镇。 在1869年铁路公司围绕新费城铺设铁路之前，这个小镇作为一个小型的综合性农村城镇蓬勃发展，有工匠，工人，农民和他们的家庭。 1885年，当地居民解散了这个地方，随着人们搬到周围更大的城镇和遥远的城市地区，它慢慢地从景观中消失了。 今天，该遗址位于一片犁过的土地上，只剩下几块基石。 这个研究项目的目标是了解种族和种族如何影响消费者的选择，景观和饮食。 这项研究将增加一个新的视角来理解在南北战争前和南北战争后时期的过程中，白人和黑人在一个综合社区中不断变化的关系。这个REU网站将把学生纳入研究设计，数据收集和考古材料的分析。 该网站将接受9名学生10周。 该计划分为三个组成部分：为期一周的方向和背景会议，包括考古遗址的地球物理测试;为期四周的考古现场季节收集数据;以及在伊利诺伊州立博物馆科学分析物质文化和考古生物学数据的五周会议。 学生将在合作的努力，同时也从专业的跨学科团队接受指导。 学生将接受考古现场方法，文物鉴定和编目，以及动物群和宏观植物分析的培训。该奖项有助于基金会通过积极的本科生研究经验，继续努力吸引有才华的学生进入科学事业。

The New Philadelphia NSF REU project is an interdisciplinary scientific archaeological Study of an integrated town established on the midwestern frontier. New Philadelphia was the first town incorporated by an African American in the pre-emancipation era. The town thrived as a small, integrated rural town with craftsmen, laborers, farmers, and their families until the railroad company routed its line around New Philadelphia in 1869. Residents unincorporated the place in 1885, and it slowly disappeared from the landscape as people moved to the larger surrounding towns and distant urban areas. Today, the site is situated in a plowed field with only a few remaining fieldstone foundations. The goal of this research project is to understand how ethnicity and race may have influenced consumer choice, landscapes, and diet. This study will add a new perspective to understanding the changing relationships between whites and blacks in an integrated community over the course of antebellum and postbellum eras.This REU Site will incorporate students in the research design, data collections, and analysis of the archaeological materials. The Site will accept 9 students for 10 weeks. The program is divided into three components: a one-week orientation and background session that includes the geophysical testing of archaeological sites; a four week archaeology field season collecting data; and a five week session at the Illinois State Museum scientifically analyzing material culture and archaeobiological data. Students will work in a collaborative effort while also receiving mentorship from an interdisciplinary team of professionals. Students will receive training in archaeological field methods, artifact identification, and cataloguing, as well as in faunal and macrofloral analyses.This award contributes to the Foundation's continuing efforts to attract talented students into careers in science through active undergraduate research experiences.