REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Biocultural Anthropology

苏珊·吉斯·谢里丹REU站点生物文化人类学本科生研究REU站点是圣母大学为期八周的暑期项目。该网站专注于研究约旦南部6000年前的大型骨骼收藏中的古代健康和疾病。对Bab EDH Dhra早期青铜时代遗迹的研究将综合生物、考古和地理信息，以重建城市化早期阶段的古代生命。学生从事原创性研究，发展科学技能，增强合作研究能力。他们共同参加一个实地考察计划，前往研究实验室、博物馆藏品和图书馆，体验多个维度的跨学科调查以及可能的职业道路。一个由人类学、生物学、化学、地理学和近东研究领域的学者组成的团队提供的动态讲座计划将补充该计划的实践研究维度。与考古政治、文物处理和重新埋葬相关的伦理问题的探索集中在科学伦理上，为未来的研究努力提供了重要的基础。之前的暑期小组随后在专业会议上展示了他们的发现，并共同撰写了论文，发表在被引用的期刊上。这一激动人心的体验将使参与者能够整合实际研究技能、伦理探究，并综合来自多个领域的信息，以查看人类互动。学生将获得研究生学习的必要工具，认识到跨学科视角的重要性。

ABSTRACT0649088Susan Guise SheridanREU Site Undergraduate Research in Biocultural AnthropologyThis Research Experiences for Undergraduates REU Site is an eight week summer program at the University of Notre Dame. The Site focuses on the study of ancient health and disease in a large 6,000 year old skeletal collection from southern Jordan. Study of the Early Bronze Age remains from Bab edh Dhra will synthesize biological, archaeological and geographic information for a reconstruction of ancient life in the early stages of urbanization. Students engage in original research to develop skills in the sciences and enhance their capability for collaborative research. They share in a field trip program to research laboratories, museum collections, and libraries to experience numerous dimensions of interdisciplinary investigation as well as possible career paths. A dynamic lecture program delivered by a team of scholars in the fields of anthropology, biology, chemistry, geography, and Near Eastern studies will compliment the hands-on research dimension of the program. Exploration of ethical issues related to the politics of archaeology, treatment of artifacts, and reburial focus attention on scientific ethics, providing an important foundation for future research endeavors. Previous summer groups have subsequently presented their findings at professional meetings and coauthored papers for publication in refereed journals. This intellectually energizing experience will allow participants to integrate of practical research skills, ethical inquiry, and synthesize information from numerous fields for viewing human interaction. Students will gain the necessary tools for graduate study, cognizant of the importance of an interdisciplinary perspective.