An Ethnoarchaeological Study of the Gamo Caste System in Southwestern Ethiopia

埃塞俄比亚西南部加莫种姓制度的民族考古学研究

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    0514055
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 5.96万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    美国
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
  • 财政年份:
    2006
  • 资助国家:
    美国
  • 起止时间:
    2006-02-01 至 2008-01-31
  • 项目状态:
    已结题

项目摘要

With National Science Foundation support, Drs. John W. Arthur and Kathryn Weedman and their colleagues will spend the summer months of 2006 conducting ethnoarchaeological research among the Gamo people of southern Ethiopia. The Gamo people are highly stratified and segregate farmers from artisans into distinct caste groups, but virtually nothing is known about their history and the development or origin of the caste system in southern Ethiopia. Ethnographers and historians have postulated many theories outlining the origin of caste systems, but there has been little research focused on identifying the material correlates of a caste system in the archaeological record. Drs. Arthur and Weedman previously spent two years studying the Gamo artisans (particularly potters and hideworkers who use stone tools to process the hides) and now they seek to unravel their history.The goals in this single field season will be to outline material and spatial correlates that identify the presence of the caste system through ethnoarchaeological studies and to locate and test archaeological sites that will be more fully excavated in the future. As a first step the initial goal among the Gamo is to conduct an ethnoarchaeological investigation of the correlations between Gamo caste groups and their material culture variation (ceramics, plastics, basketry, iron tools, stone tools, wood implements, etc.) and material spatial distribution (household, compound, and village). The team will inventory and map the material and structural world of three Gamo villages, which will serve as an analytical baseline for comparing and contrasting against future archaeological and oral historical studies to help identify caste groups and their development in the archaeological record. In this study, researchers will attempt to procure a vision of the material world as understood by the Gamo people and to filter their worldview into the interpretation of their past. The team also will interview Gamo elders and survey a portion of the Gamo region to locate historical sites. The survey goals are two-fold: 1) to locate previously occupied villages outlining the general settlement pattern and 2) to locate four to six substantial villages with little evidence of disturbance from cultivation for full-scale excavation in the future. Once a site is identified, the team will assign it a number, locate it with a GPS instrument on a topographic map, take photographs, and fill out a standardized site form. They also will conduct shovel tests or small excavation units and screen the soil through 5 mm mesh screens to locate and discern subsurface artifacts, features, and stratigraphy. These tests will enable us to determine which sites are best suited for future excavation. Hopefully this research will give the Gamo a voice in their own past, as well as contributing to better understandings of broader issues in anthropology and archaeology including the identification of craft specialization, the association between material variability and individual and group identities, and the formation of complex societies most notably caste systems. This project is an important step in the interpretation of the origins and development of the Gamo caste system and may provide a model that could be applied to other caste societies.
在国家科学基金会的支持下,John W.Arthur博士和Kathryn Weedman博士及其同事将在2006年夏季的几个月里在埃塞俄比亚南部的加莫人中进行民族考古研究。加莫人是高度分层的,将农民和工匠分成不同的种姓群体,但几乎对他们的历史和埃塞俄比亚南部种姓制度的发展或起源一无所知。人种学家和历史学家提出了许多概述种姓制度起源的理论,但很少有研究集中于在考古记录中确定种姓制度的物质关联。亚瑟博士和威德曼博士之前花了两年时间研究加莫工匠(特别是使用石器加工兽皮的陶工和藏身工人),现在他们试图揭开他们的历史。这个单一的田野季节的目标将是勾勒出通过民族考古研究确定种姓制度存在的物质和空间关联,并定位和测试未来将被更全面挖掘的考古遗址。作为第一步,Gamo人的初步目标是对Gamo种姓群体与他们的物质文化差异(陶瓷、塑料、篮子、铁器、石器、木器等)之间的相关性进行民族考古调查。物质空间分布(户、院、村)。该小组将对三个加莫村的物质和结构世界进行清查和绘制地图,这将作为分析基线,与未来的考古和口述历史研究进行比较,以帮助确定种姓群体及其在考古记录中的发展。在这项研究中,研究人员将试图获得Gamo人所理解的物质世界的愿景,并将他们的世界观过滤到对他们过去的解释中。该小组还将采访Gamo长老,并调查Gamo地区的一部分,以确定历史遗迹。调查的目标有两个:1)找出以前被占用的乡村,勾勒出一般的聚落模式;2)找出4至6个基本村落,这些村落几乎没有受到耕作干扰的证据,以便将来全面挖掘。一旦确定了地点,团队将为其分配一个编号,用GPS仪器在地形图上定位,拍摄照片,并填写标准化的地点表格。他们还将进行铲子测试或小型挖掘单位,并通过5毫米筛网筛选土壤,以定位和识别地下文物、特征和地层。这些测试将使我们能够确定哪些遗址最适合未来的挖掘。希望这项研究将使加莫人在他们自己的过去发出声音,并有助于更好地理解人类学和考古学中更广泛的问题,包括确定工艺专门化、材料可变性与个人和群体身份之间的联系,以及复杂社会的形成,最明显的是种姓制度。该项目是解释加莫种姓制度起源和发展的重要一步,并可能提供一个可适用于其他种姓社会的模式。

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John Arthur其他文献

158: Prediction of Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in a Small Set of Patients by Artificial Neural Networks and Proteomic Analysis
  • DOI:
    10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.167
  • 发表时间:
    2008-04-01
  • 期刊:
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  • 作者:
    Mohammad Mataria;Michael G. Janech;Jonas Almeida;Evelyn Lewis;Alison Bland;John Arthur
  • 通讯作者:
    John Arthur
Decreased Creatinine Production in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing LVAD Placement Leads to Overestimates of Renal Function
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.06.098
  • 发表时间:
    2014-08-01
  • 期刊:
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  • 作者:
    Meredith A. Brisco;Anthony Hale;Dawn P. Heyward;Jennifer L. Peura;Walt E. Uber;Michael R. Zile;John Arthur;Jeffrey M. Testani
  • 通讯作者:
    Jeffrey M. Testani
Race, Equality, and the Burdens of History: Bibliography
种族、平等和历史负担:参考书目
  • DOI:
  • 发表时间:
    2007
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    0
  • 作者:
    John Arthur
  • 通讯作者:
    John Arthur
Membranous Nephropathy- Over the Counter? NELL Yes!
膜性肾病 - 非处方药吗?
  • DOI:
    10.26502/anu.2644-2833075
  • 发表时间:
    2022
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    0
  • 作者:
    Umair Ali;Neriman Gokden;John Arthur;Manisha Singh
  • 通讯作者:
    Manisha Singh
Estimating crown conch (<em>Melongena corona</em>) tissue weight from archaeological shell measurements: An allometric methodology for coastal historical ecological research
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.07.004
  • 发表时间:
    2018-10-01
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
  • 作者:
    Kendal Jackson;Elizabeth Southard;Sharlene O'Donnell;John Arthur
  • 通讯作者:
    John Arthur

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{{ truncateString('John Arthur', 18)}}的其他基金

Acquisition of a Toyota Land Cruiser for the Ethnoarchaeological Caste Project in Southwestern Ethiopia
为埃塞俄比亚西南部的民族考古种姓项目购买一辆丰田陆地巡洋舰
  • 批准号:
    0520999
  • 财政年份:
    2005
  • 资助金额:
    $ 5.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
In Situ Direct Patterning of MBE Films Using Ion Assisted Etching
使用离子辅助蚀刻对 MBE 薄膜进行原位直接图案化
  • 批准号:
    8712666
  • 财政年份:
    1988
  • 资助金额:
    $ 5.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant

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