REU: Undergraduate Research Experience in Application of Geophysical Methods to the Archaeology of Late Prehistoric Central Indiana

REU：地球物理方法应用于印第安纳州史前晚期考古学的本科研究经验

• 批准号: 0453107
• 负责人: Robert McCullough
• 金额: $ 18.7万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-03-01 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0453107&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Undergraduate; Research; Experience; Application

This project is a research experiences for undergraduates (REU) site in Archaeology/ Geophysical Applications at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. The site offers 10 undergraduate students eight weeks of hands-on training at a late-prehistoric site in Central Indiana. Intellectual Merits- Students, in conjunction with faculty mentors, develop their own project designs, data collection, analysis and interpretation using geophysical prospection and ground-truthing. Research projects focus on the processes of ethnogenesis among Late Prehistoric frontier societies. Intensive remote sensing in conjunction with small, targeted excavations allows for the conducting of archaeological research with minimal impact on non-renewable cultural resources. Broader Impacts- The proposed project offers a unique opportunity for undergraduates to work with state-of-the-art equipment. Data gathered by the students will be integral to the greater research program at the Strawtown Koteewi archaeological park, and will be used in displays for and presentations to the general public in collaboration with the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department. A strong ethics component provides training for students in stewardship, cooperative resource management, and issues of presenting the past both to an academic and general public audience.

该项目是印第安纳大学-普渡大学韦恩堡分校考古学/地球物理应用本科生 (REU) 的研究体验项目。 该地点为 10 名本科生在印第安纳州中部的史前晚期遗址提供为期八周的实践培训。 智力优势——学生与教师导师一起，利用地球物理勘探和地面实况开发自己的项目设计、数据收集、分析和解释。 研究项目侧重于史前晚期边境社会的民族发生过程。 密集遥感与小型、有针对性的挖掘相结合，可以在对不可再生文化资源影响最小的情况下进行考古研究。 更广泛的影响——拟议的项目为本科生提供了使用最先进设备的独特机会。 学生收集的数据将成为斯特劳敦科特维考古公园更大研究计划的一部分，并将与汉密尔顿县公园和娱乐部门合作用于向公众展示和演示。 强大的道德成分为学生提供管理、合作资源管理以及向学术界和公众展示过去的问题方面的培训。