REU Site: Interdisciplinary Investigations at New Philadelphia

知识价值：这个REU遗址奖是给伊利诺伊大学的跨学科的科学考古调查的第一个城镇由非裔美国人在美国规划和合法注册。该镇于19世纪建立在中西部边境，并逐渐发展成为一个综合的农村社区，直到1869年一条地区铁路绕过它。REU网站的目标是将本科生纳入考古材料的研究设计，数据收集和分析。该项目将与伊利诺伊州立博物馆、德保罗大学、马里兰大学、伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德大学和新费城协会（一个当地的非营利组织）合作。更广泛的影响：这个考古遗址于2005年被列入国家史迹名录。该项目将扩大对种族和发展中市场如何影响社区发展进程的认识。

Intellectual Merit:This REU Site award is to the University of Illinois for interdisciplinary scientific archaeological investigations of the first town planned and legally registered by an African-American in the United States. The town was established on the Midwestern frontier in the 19th century and grew as an integrated rural community until a regional railroad bypassed it in 1869. The REU Site's goal is to incorporate undergraduate students in the research design, data collection, and analysis of archaeological materials. The project will have alliances with the Illinois State Museum, DePaul University, the University of Maryland, the University of Illinois-Springfield, and the New Philadelphia Association, a local non-profit group. Broader Impact:This archaeological site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The project will expand knowledge on the understanding of how ethnicity and developing markets shape the course of community development.