Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Exploring Migration and Social Identity in the Albuquerque Area during the Late Developmental to Coalition Period Transition

在帕特丽夏·克朗博士的指导下，多萝西·拉尔森女士将对新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基的史前陶器进行研究。这些藏品的年代约为公元1100-1300年，这一时期跨越了该地区重大的社会变革。在这一时期，人们从许多小而分散的普韦布洛人迁移到更少、更大的村庄。这些社会变化伴随着陶瓷技术和设计的显著变化。考古学家们提出了两种不同的假设来解释这些发展：(1)新移民进入该地区，或(2)社会政治联盟的转变。拉尔森女士将使用陶瓷分析来检验这些不同的假设。陶器的低可见性属性可以用来识别人们的迁移。虽然移民陶工可以很容易地复制当地陶器的明显特征，通常是陶工制作陶器的方式，但他们的“习得传统”是抵制改变的。因此，通过深入的研究，包括化学和地质分析，可以帮助确定陶器的产地，从而将移民陶器与当地传统陶器区分开来。该研究对学术界和公众都具有重要意义。尽管阿尔伯克基是新墨西哥州人口最多的城市，但令人惊讶的是，该地区的考古工作很少，尤其是在有问题的时期。因此，这项研究将填补对新墨西哥州丰富文化遗产认识的主要空白。这个项目也很重要，因为它完全依赖于从联邦政府授权的文化资源管理项目（比如道路建设之前需要的那些项目）中恢复的文物。这些项目的目的是保存关于过去的信息，以及保存可能在未来产生额外信息的对象。博物馆的藏品构成了这些公共资助的考古材料的虚拟宝库。这项研究将利用这一未充分利用的资源。该项目将对公共教育产生重大影响。麦克斯韦人类学博物馆（Maxwell Museum of Anthropology）将以初高中学生为对象开发展览和网站，学生们将参与开发。拉尔森女士与数学、工程、科学成就（MESA）建立了合作关系。新墨西哥州MESA的使命是为该州文化多样化的学生群体提供科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）的丰富知识。62%的新墨西哥州MESA学生获得免费或减价午餐，56%是女性，72%是少数族裔。因此，该项目将覆盖在科学事业中代表性不足的群体。MESA的学生将参加一个夏季丰富计划，该计划将跟随现场的文物通过实验室到博物馆。该计划将侧重于考古学家如何使用物理科学技术，以及科学方法。

Under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Crown, Ms. Dorothy Larson will conduct research on prehistoric pottery from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The collections date from ~AD 1100-1300, a period that spans significant social changes in the region. During this era, people moved from many smaller, scattered pueblos to fewer, larger villages. These social changes are accompanied by notable shifts in ceramic technology and design. Archaeologists have put forth two different hypotheses to explain these developments: (1) migration of new people into the area, or (2) shifting sociopolitical alliances. Ms. Larson will use ceramic analysis to test these alternate hypotheses. Low-visibility attributes of pottery can be used to identify migration of people. While migrant potters may easily copy highly visible attributes of local pottery, typically, the way that potters manufacture a pot,their "learned tradition" is resistant to change. Therefore, migrant pottery can be distinguished from local traditions through intensive research, including chemical and geologic analyses to help pinpoint the location where the pottery was produced. The research is significant both to the academic community and the public. Despite the fact that Albuquerque is New Mexico's most populous city, there has been surprisingly little archaeological work in the region, particularly for the time period in question. Therefore, this research will fill a major void in the understanding of New Mexico's rich cultural heritage. This project is also important because it relies exclusively on artifacts recovered from federally-mandated cultural resource management projects (such as those required prior to road construction). The purpose of these projects is to preserve information about the past, as well as to preserve the objects that may yield additional information in the future. Museum collections constitute a virtual treasure trove of these publicly funded archaeological materials. This research will tap into this under-utilized resource. The project will have a significant impact on public education. An exhibit and website, targeting middle to high school age students, will be developed at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, and students will participate in development. Ms. Larson has built a partnership with Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA). The mission of New Mexico MESA is to provide the state's culturally diverse student body with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) enrichment. Sixty-two percent of New Mexico MESA students receive free or reduced lunch, 56% are female, and 72% are targeted minorities. Therefore, the project will reach groups that are under-represented in science careers. MESA students will participate in a summer enrichment program, which will follow artifacts from the field through the lab to the museum. The program will focus on how archaeologists use techniques from the physical sciences, as well as the scientific method.