Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Proposal: Evaluating Inka Administrative Intensity at Santa Rita B, an Administrative Center in the Chao Valley, Peru

博士论文改进拨款提案：评估秘鲁 Chao 河谷行政中心 Santa Rita B 的 Inka 行政强度

• 批准号: 0822079
• 负责人: R Alan Covey
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Southern Methodist University
• 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: 2008-06-01 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0822079&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Proposal

Under the direction of Dr. R. Alan Covey, Amanda Aland will investigate the Inka incorporation and administration of the Chao Valley on the north coast of Peru, focusing on the site of Santa Rita B. The Chao Valley, located in the heart of the Chimú state, was later conquered when the Inkas incorporated the coast into the empire reportedly around A.D.1470. The Inkas employed a variety of strategies for controlling the core and provincial areas of their vast empire, but very little is currently understood about Inka administration of the north coast of Peru. Santa Rita B is a strategically located mid-valley site bearing occupations spanning approximately 2500 years, including both Chimú and Inka. Research at the site, a possible Inka administrative center, will address the research question of whether the Inkas governed the valley through existing Chimú institutions or replaced them with their own.Ms. Aland's research will include systematic excavation and dating of the structures at Santa Rita B, as well as in-depth laboratory analyses to examine how the Inkas changed existing political and economic institutions and how such policies affected local people. Excavations will target administrative, economic, and domestic contexts. Investigations into administrative contexts at Santa Rita B will be critical in addressing how the Inkas governed the preceding Chimú at the site. Associated with economic and political aspects of governance, the excavation of the corrals should provide information on the origins of the camelids housed in the structures, and if and how the Inkas made use of herding and caravanning practices to benefit the state. Domestic contexts will provide insight into who occupied the area and how they were affected by the Inka state on a daily basis. In addition to excavations, AMS radiocarbon dates will aid in the establishment of a chronology of site and structure use, allowing for the Inka occupation represented at the site to be placed in space and time.The intellectual merit of this project lies in the contribution to the understanding of the variable Inka strategies for incorporation and control of the Peruvian north coast as a provincial area of the state. It will also address the larger issue of ancient empires, by contributing to the understanding of ancient imperial strategies of expansion, conquest, and administration of other territories a concept that can be applied to the field of anthropology. This project will have a broader impact by providing opportunities to the local community to learn from and participate in the research being conducted at Santa Rita B. The research will be a collaborative effort between Ms. Aland, students from the U.S, local Peruvian archaeologists, and workers, all of whom will receive training in both field and laboratory methods. It has the potential to greatly impact the members of the local community by involving them in the project and providing opportunities for education about the history of the north coast of Peru, better site management, and overall cultural heritage management.

在R.Alan Covey博士的指导下，Amanda Aland将调查印加人对秘鲁北海岸潮谷的合并和管理，重点是圣丽塔B遗址。据报道，印加人在公元1470年左右将海岸并入帝国时，位于奇穆州中心的潮谷后来被征服。印加人采用了各种策略来控制其庞大帝国的核心和省级地区，但目前对秘鲁北海岸的印加行政管理知之甚少。圣丽塔B地处山谷中部，地理位置优越，拥有跨越约2500年的历史，包括丘鲁和印卡。该地点可能是印加人的行政中心，该地点的研究将解决INKA人是通过现有的Chimú机构统治山谷还是用他们自己的机构取代他们的研究问题。Aland的研究将包括对Santa Rita B的结构进行系统的挖掘和年代测定，以及深入的实验室分析，以研究INKAS如何改变现有的政治和经济机构，以及这些政策如何影响当地人民。挖掘将针对行政、经济和国内背景。对圣丽塔B的行政环境进行调查，对于解决INKAS如何管理该地点之前的Chimú将是至关重要的。与治理的经济和政治方面有关，畜栏的挖掘应该提供关于安置在这些结构中的骆驼的起源的信息，以及INKA是否以及如何利用放牧和大篷车做法来造福国家。国内情况将提供深入了解谁占领了该地区，以及他们每天是如何受到印加国家的影响的。除了挖掘，AMS放射性碳测年将有助于建立遗址和结构使用的年表，允许将遗址上代表的印加占领放在空间和时间上。该项目的智力价值在于有助于理解不同的印卡战略，将秘鲁北海岸作为国家的一个省级地区纳入和控制。它还将通过促进对古代帝国扩张、征服和管理其他领土的战略的理解，解决更大的古代帝国问题，这一概念可以应用于人类学领域。该项目将产生更广泛的影响，为当地社区提供学习和参与圣丽塔B正在进行的研究的机会。该研究将是Aland女士、来自美国的学生、秘鲁当地考古学家和工作人员之间的合作努力，他们都将接受实地和实验室方法方面的培训。它有可能极大地影响当地社区成员，让他们参与该项目，并为有关秘鲁北海岸历史的教育、更好的遗址管理和整体文化遗产管理提供机会。