Doctoral Dissertation Research: Los Chinos: Architecture, Power, and Meaning at an Initial Period Site in the Moche Valley, Peru

博士论文研究：Los Chinos：秘鲁莫切山谷早期遗址的建筑、力量和意义

• 批准号: 0438177
• 负责人: Vincas Steponaitis
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-02-15 至 2007-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0438177&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Los; Chinos

Under the supervision of Dr. Vincas P. Steponaitis, John Pleasants will analyze data gathered during his archaeological study of the Initial Period site of Los Chinos (1800 - 900 B.C.). This site is located in the Moche Valley on the Peruvian north coast, and is notable for its well preserved monumental architecture, which includes a multi-level stone mound approximately 12 meters high. Of the four Initial Period sites containing monumental architecture in the Moche Valley, Los Chinos and two others have received only cursory attention. Pleasants research focuses on understanding the chronology, function, and nature of socio-political complexity (social inequality and political centralization) at Los Chinos. The methodology includes: (1) Surface collection of artifacts; (2) topographic survey, analysis of spatial data, and mapping; (3) excavation of selected architectural features; and (4) analysis of recovered artifacts. A detailed chronology for Los Chinos will clarify whether it existed contemporarily with the other Initial Period sites. This is important for understanding the regional political organization. Chronology will be established through analysis of ceramics and radiocarbon datable material recovered from room excavations on the top three levels of the main mound and the main plaza; examination of architectural stratigraphy; and comparison of architectural characteristics to other sites with known chronologies. The main mound is the key to understanding site function, and excavations will focus on the top three levels which contain a multi-room summit structure and two small plazas each flanked by multiple rooms and a stone platform. Evidence of function will come from excavations of selected rooms, stairways, and the summit structure facade. Understanding the function of this site will increase current knowledge about its local and regional role in the Moche Valley.During the Initial Period in the Moche Valley dramatic cultural changes occurred in subsistence strategies, demography, population size, and socio-political complexity. Understanding the nature and evolution of socio-political complexity at Los Chinos will contribute greatly to the knowledge about the development of civilization in this region during this Period. Pleasants will use excavation and topographic survey and mapping to gather evidence of socio-political complexity such as manipulation of visibility; physical access patterns; the form of rituals; access to ritual; the control of labor, and the techniques of any rebuilding. Beyond these intellectual merits, this research can be used to promote teaching, training, and learning through incorporation into courses such as Andean Archaeology and State Formation. Also, it will lay the foundation for future research at this site, and can provide valuable training in the above archaeological methods and technology for the author as well as other graduate and undergraduate students. Public visibility of archaeological data, field notes, and results of this research will be shared in the form of web sites, presentations at technical conferences, and published works. Finally, the research at the Los Chinos site should promote a positive working relationship between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Instituto Nacional de Cultura in Lima and Trujillo, the Peruvian archaeological community, and the local community near the Los Chinos site. The resulting knowledge about the Initial Period in the Moche Valley could be incorporated into the teaching curriculums of schools and universities in Peru and the U.S.

在Dr. P. Steponaitis的监督下，John Pleasants将分析他对Los Chinos初期遗址（公元前1800 - 900年）进行考古研究期间收集的数据。 该遗址位于秘鲁北部海岸的莫切山谷，以其保存完好的纪念性建筑而闻名，其中包括一个约12米高的多层石墩。在莫切山谷的四个包含纪念性建筑的初始时期遗址中，洛斯奇诺斯和另外两个只得到了粗略的关注。Pleasants研究的重点是了解洛斯奇诺斯的社会政治复杂性（社会不平等和政治集中）的年表，功能和性质。方法包括：（1）人工制品的表面收集;（2）地形测量，空间数据分析和绘图;（3）挖掘选定的建筑特征;（4）分析恢复的人工制品。 一份详细的洛斯奇诺斯年表将澄清它是否与其他初始时期的遗址同时存在。这对于理解区域政治组织具有重要意义。将通过分析从主丘和主广场的顶部三层的房间挖掘中回收的陶瓷和放射性碳测年材料;建筑地层学的检查;以及与已知年表的其他遗址的建筑特征进行比较来建立年表。主要的土堆是了解遗址功能的关键，挖掘工作将集中在顶部的三个层次，其中包括一个多房间的山顶结构和两个小广场，每个广场两侧都有多个房间和一个石台。功能的证据将来自选定的房间，楼梯和山顶结构立面的挖掘。了解这个网站的功能将增加其在莫切山谷的地方和区域作用的现有知识。在莫切山谷的初始阶段发生了戏剧性的文化变化，在生存策略，人口，人口规模和社会政治的复杂性。了解洛斯奇诺斯社会政治复杂性的性质和演变，将有助于了解这一时期该地区的文明发展。 Pleasants将利用挖掘和地形测绘来收集社会政治复杂性的证据，如操纵可见性;物理访问模式;仪式的形式;仪式的访问;劳动力的控制，以及任何重建的技术。 除了这些知识价值，这项研究可以用来促进教学，培训和学习，通过纳入课程，如安第斯考古学和国家形成。此外，它将奠定基础，为今后的研究在这个网站上，并可以提供宝贵的培训，在上述考古方法和技术的作者以及其他研究生和本科生。 考古数据，现场记录和这项研究的结果的公众可见度将以网站，技术会议上的演示和出版作品的形式分享。 最后，洛斯奇诺斯遗址的研究应促进查佩尔山的北卡罗来纳州大学、利马国家文化研究所和特鲁希略、秘鲁考古界以及洛斯奇诺斯遗址附近的当地社区之间的积极工作关系。由此产生的关于莫切河谷初期的知识可以被纳入秘鲁和美国的学校和大学的教学大纲。