Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant:: Epiclassic and Early Postclassic Interaction in Central Mexico

该项目将评估墨西哥中部各州在崩溃后的政治和经济重组（约2000年）。公元650年）的早期经典特奥蒂瓦坎区域系统。特奥蒂瓦坎是一个不寻常的规模和影响力的城市，也是墨西哥中部第一个一体化的区域国家的首都。它建立了一种城市化和政治权威的模式，这种模式一直持续到阿兹特克时代。 现代墨西哥城是世界上最大的城市区之一，横跨前特奥蒂瓦坎州的一部分，位于墨西哥盆地内。 在乔治L博士的监督下，命运之神。Cowgill和Arleyn W.西蒙，将使用陶器数据，以评估模式之间的交流和附近的东部和北方盆地的墨西哥在Epiclassic（约。公元650-850）和早期后古典时期（约。公元850-1150年）。这段时间代表了一个政治分裂和随后重组的时代，因为新兴的墨西哥中部州图拉和乔鲁拉争夺对盆地定居点的影响力。 本研究使用成分和文体分析，以确定历时性的区域互动和社会和经济发展的战略转变。社会互动的不同强度将根据当地参与文化描绘的陶器复合体，直接交换的证据，以及生产技术和风格的微妙差异进行评估。从关键地点装饰Epiclassic和早期后古典陶器将分析的风格，形式和技术特点。高度可见的形式和设计的风格特征表明文化背景，而低可见度的技术属性表明生产技术和不同学习社区的微妙线索。将向密苏里州大学研究反应堆中心（穆尔）提交大量陶器样本，进行化学表征，以确定反映区域经济、政治和社会相互作用的生产和分布模式。这项研究促进了该地区几个大型墨西哥和美国考古项目之间的比较，并促进了研究人员和学生之间的机构间合作。 此外，该项目还将创建墨西哥中部陶器类型数字图书馆，由亚利桑那州立大学考古研究所主办，由命运Crider开发和管理。从这个项目产生的信息显着增强了该地区目前的成分研究和完善墨西哥中部物质文化的理解。 两者都需要推动国家发展和重组的研究，在社会和政治灾难和动荡时期，在一个广泛的地区。

This project will assess the political and economic reorganization of states in Central Mexico following the collapse (ca. A.D. 650) of the Early Classic Teotihuacan regional system. Teotihuacan was a city of unusual size and influence and the capital of the first integrated regional state in Central Mexico. It established a pattern of urbanism and political authority that persisted into Aztec times. Modern Mexico City, one of the largest urban zones in the world, extends across part of the former Teotihuacan state and sits within the Basin of Mexico. Destiny Crider, under the supervision of Dr. George L. Cowgill and Dr. Arleyn W. Simon, will use pottery data to evaluate the patterns of exchange between prominent settlements in and near the eastern and northern Basin of Mexico during the Epiclassic (ca. A.D. 650-850) and Early Postclassic periods (ca. A.D. 850-1150). This time span represents an era of political fragmentation and subsequent reorganization as the emerging Central Mexican states of Tula and Cholula vied for influence over Basin settlements. This study uses compositional and stylistic analyses to identify diachronic regional interactions and shifting strategies for social and economic development. Differing intensities of social interaction will be assessed on the basis of localized participation in culturally delineated pottery complexes, evidence for direct exchange, and subtle differences in production techniques and styles. Decorated Epiclassic and Early Postclassic pottery from key sites will be analyzed with respect to style, form, and technical traits. Highly visible stylistic traits of form and design indicate cultural affiliations, while low visibility technical attributes indicate production techniques and subtle clues to differing learning communities. A large sample of pottery will be submitted to the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center (MURR) for chemical characterization to determine patterns of production and distribution reflective of regional economic, political and social interactions. This research facilitates comparison among several large Mexican and US archaeological projects in the region and promotes inter-institutional collaboration among researchers and students. In addition, the project will create the Digital Library of Central Mexican Pottery Types, hosted by the Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University, and developed and managed by Destiny Crider. Information generated from this project significantly enhances current compositional studies for the region and refines understanding of Central Mexican material culture. Both are required to propel studies of state development and reorganization in times of social and political catastrophe and upheaval across a broad region.