Excavation Testing of Ground Penetrating Survey at Verberie, France

法国韦尔贝里探地勘察开挖测试

• 批准号: 0817575
• 负责人: James Enloe
• 金额: $ 2.52万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0817575&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Excavation; Testing; Ground; Penetrating; Survey

With National Science Foundation support Drs James Enloe and Francoise Audouze will conduct archaeological excavations at the site of Verberie which is located in France. It is attributed to the Magdalenian culture which was widespread in Western Europe near the end of the last Ice Age. Magdalenian people at Verberie and at many other similar sites relied heavily on reindeer for subsistence and produced art which is world recognized for its quality. Verberie has been the focus of extended study because of the excellent preservation of faunal remains and for the fact that artifacts have been moved minimally, if at all, from the position in which site occupants left them. For open air sites this is extremely rare. In 2006 a ground penetrating radar survey was conducted and the work is important not only for what it revealed about the site itself but also for broader methodological reasons. While this technique has been widely employed in archaeology, it has been used primarily to search for large and well defined features such as house remains. At sites such as Verberie which were occupied by hunters and gathers, such large scale imprints are lacking and the fact that the remote survey revealed areas of interest is important. With NSF funding provided by this award, the investigators will be able to ground truth through archaeological excavation the indications provided by radar. The results, if positive, will both guide and encourage similar applications at other sites. They will also provide insight into the social organization and subsistence adaptations which allowed such groups to florish is a harsh environment.The project includes both French and American researchers and will foster archaeological collaboration between these two countries. Funding is also provided to permit US students to participate in the research and thus further their training.

在国家科学基金会的支持下，James Enloe博士和Francoise Audouze博士将在位于法国的Verberie遗址进行考古发掘。它被归因于在最后一个冰河时代末期在西欧广泛传播的马格达莱尼文化。韦尔贝里和许多其他类似地点的马格达莱尼人严重依赖驯鹿为生，并以其质量而闻名于世。Verberie一直是扩展研究的焦点，因为动物遗骸保存得很好，而且事实上，人工制品几乎没有从遗址主人留下的位置移动，如果有的话。对于露天场地来说，这是非常罕见的。2006年进行了一次探地雷达调查，这项工作的重要性不仅在于它揭示了遗址本身，还在于更广泛的方法原因。虽然这种技术在考古学中得到了广泛的应用，但它主要用于寻找大型和明确的特征，如房屋遗迹。在像Verberie这样被猎人和采集者占据的地点，缺乏如此大规模的印记，而远程调查揭示了感兴趣的地区这一事实很重要。在美国国家科学基金会的资助下，调查人员将能够通过考古挖掘，根据雷达提供的指示，找到真相。如果结果是积极的，将指导和鼓励其他网站的类似应用。他们还将提供洞察社会组织和生存适应，使这些群体在恶劣的环境中繁荣。该项目包括法国和美国的研究人员，将促进这两个国家之间的考古合作。资金也提供给美国学生参与研究，从而进一步他们的培训。