Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Economic Change and Continuity during the Initial Period at the Castillo de Huaricanga (Fortaleza Valley, Peru)

博士论文改进补助金：Castillo de Huaricanga（秘鲁福塔莱萨谷）初始阶段的经济变化和连续性

• 批准号: 0904217
• 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: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0904217&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Economic

Under the supervision of Dr. R. Alan Covey, Martin Authier will excavate at the Castillo de Huaricanga, a monumental complex of pyramids, platforms, and plazas constructed around 1000 BC in the Fortaleza Valley on the north-central coast of Peru. The excavations will test whether or not elite residences, central storage facilities, and craft production areas were located within the monumental center. Authier will clear loose surface debris from three large areas of the monumental complex in order to record the architectural configuration, and then excavate two rooms in each area to determine the function of the spaces based on architectural features and the associated artifact assemblage. This research is important because it will broaden the understanding of the early complex societies on the coast of Peru, and it will contribute to the science of anthropology by expanding on cultural evolutionary theory, focusing on small-scale changes within emergent complex societies. Excavations at the Castillo de Huaricanga will add to the understanding of variability in monumental centers along the Peruvian coast during the Initial Period. The research will focus on the complex interplay between local tradition and interregional interaction in the elites' management and maintenance of an economic power base. The investigations will also offer a rare look at change and continuity between the Late Archaic (~3000 BC-1800 BC) and the Initial Period (~800 BC - 900 BC) because the Castillo de Huaricanga is located near a Late Archaic monumental complex that has been excavated in recent years. Moreover, the research will contribute to the anthropological understanding of emergent complex societies. Anthropological theory of cultural evolution has been moving beyond the taxonomic issues toward the recognition of great variability in early complex societies and the importance of individual agents in small-scale changes. The archaeological study of the Castillo de Huaricanga will test how elites maintain their economic power base though small changes based on the larger regional changes that affect them. The broader impacts of the research include academic collaboration with Peruvian archaeologists, the advancement of education, and community involvement in developing tourism and managing the cultural resources. Close collaboration with a Peruvian co-director will help advance academic dialogue between scholars in Peru and the U.S. The research will also involve Peruvian and American students in both the excavation and laboratory analysis, which will give the hands-on training and experience that are essential for education in archaeology. Finally, the local community of Huaricanga will be involved in the investigation of their rich cultural patrimony. In addition to employing experienced local workers, the project will involve the whole community by giving site tours, public talks, and working with local archaeologists who are working to establish a small museum in the community. It is essential that archaeologists work with the community to protect the invaluable cultural heritage. By demonstrating the value of the cultural resources in the area, the researchers will protect the site from future damage from looters, farmers, and pastoralists who have damaged the site in the past.

在R. Alan Covey博士的监督下，Martin Authier将在Castillo de Huaricanga进行挖掘，Castillo de Huaricanga是一座建于公元前1000年左右的金字塔、平台和广场的纪念性建筑群，位于秘鲁中北部海岸的Fortaleza山谷。此次挖掘工作将检验在纪念中心内是否有精英住宅、中央储藏设施和工艺生产区域。Authier将从纪念性建筑群的三个大区域清除松散的表面碎片，以记录建筑配置，然后在每个区域挖掘两个房间，根据建筑特征和相关的人工制品组合来确定空间的功能。这项研究很重要，因为它将扩大对秘鲁海岸早期复杂社会的理解，并将通过扩展文化进化理论，关注新兴复杂社会中的小规模变化，为人类学科学做出贡献。在瓦里坎加城堡的发掘将有助于了解初期秘鲁海岸纪念性中心的变化。研究将集中在精英管理和维持经济权力基础的地方传统与区域间互动之间的复杂相互作用。这次调查也将提供一个难得的机会来观察古晚期（~公元前3000年-公元前1800年）和初期（~公元前800年-公元前900年）之间的变化和连续性，因为瓦里坎加城堡位于近年来出土的古晚期纪念性建筑群附近。此外，该研究将有助于对新兴复杂社会的人类学理解。文化进化的人类学理论已经超越了分类学问题，转向认识早期复杂社会的巨大变异性，以及个体在小规模变化中的重要性。对瓦里坎加城堡的考古研究将测试精英们如何在影响他们的更大的地区变化的基础上通过微小的变化来维持他们的经济权力基础。这项研究的更广泛影响包括与秘鲁考古学家的学术合作、教育的进步以及社区参与发展旅游业和管理文化资源。与秘鲁联合主任的密切合作将有助于促进秘鲁和美国学者之间的学术对话。研究还将让秘鲁和美国的学生参与挖掘和实验室分析，这将为考古学教育提供必要的实践培训和经验。最后，华里干加当地社区将参与对其丰富的文化遗产的调查。除了雇用有经验的当地工人外，该项目还将包括整个社区，包括实地考察、公开演讲，以及与当地考古学家合作，后者正在社区建立一个小型博物馆。考古学家必须与社区合作，保护宝贵的文化遗产。通过展示该地区文化资源的价值，研究人员将保护该遗址免受过去曾经破坏过该遗址的掠夺者、农民和牧民的破坏。