Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: The Jaen Region and the Eastern Slopes: A Study of Interregional Interaction and Changing Sociopolitical Complexity in Prehispanic Peru

在Richard Burger博士的指导下，Ryan Clasby先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。他将在秘鲁安第斯山脉东北山坡的哈恩地区的华尤尔科遗址进行考古调查。这项研究的主要目的是调查区域间互动对社会政治复杂性变化的影响。长期以来，安第斯山脉森林茂密的东坡一直被认为是安第斯中部海岸和高地文化发展的边缘地带。然而，最近的考古和民族历史调查表明，东安第斯坡地居民与中央安第斯山脉的历史进程密切相关，经常促进沿海、高地和热带低地人民之间的经济和意识形态交流。这些区域间的互动有助于在这些不同的环境之间创造共同的历史，影响着每个区域的文化发展。争论的焦点是这些关系如何影响东安第斯山坡的社会政治变化。在研究这一问题时，选择了哈恩地区，因为它正好位于中央安第斯山脉、亚马孙低地和北安第斯山脉之间。民族历史和考古证据表明，该地区与这些不同环境中的不同人口进行交流的历史由来已久。挖掘将在华玉古遗址进行，该遗址由七个平台土丘和两个国内区域组成。从秘鲁最初时期(公元前1800年)开始，华尤尔科有多种职业。一直持续到地平线晚期(公元1532年)，被认为是哈恩地区在不同史前时期的重要交流节点。通过对资料的挖掘和分析，这项研究将有助于了解东部斜坡社区及其对安第斯中部社会政治发展的影响。这项研究将解决以下问题：1)华友网站是如何在社会上组织起来的；2)华友网站作为一个交流节点的发展如何影响社会政治复杂性的变化；3)该网站区域间互动的模式是什么，这些模式的变化可能如何影响华友网站的文化变化。为了解决这些问题，克拉斯比先生将在该遗址的国内和公共部门进行挖掘。材料分析将侧重于公共建筑的功能、财富/地位差异、国内活动、手工艺生产、生存基地以及区域间交流的存在。他还将结合岩石学、动物学、植物学和地貌学的研究，分析华玉科的各种交换模式。这个项目将产生更广泛的影响，因为它将帮助当地民众更好地了解他们的过去，并为教育目的提供材料遗骸。这项研究也有可能影响国际关系。埃恩是秘鲁和厄瓜多尔之间一场旷日持久的边界争端的中心，这场争端最近才得到解决。该项目将表明，哈恩地区在史前时期是现代厄瓜多尔和秘鲁人民之间的重要纽带。这项研究也将有助于年轻学者的研究生培养。

Under the supervision of Dr. Richard Burger, Mr. Ryan Clasby will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will conduct archaeological investigations at the site of Huayurco in the Jaén region of the northeastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of interregional interaction on changes in sociopolitical complexity. The densely forested eastern slopes of the Andes have long been considered marginal to cultural developments occurring on the Central Andean coast and highlands. However, recent archaeological and ethnohistorical investigations have demonstrated that the eastern Andean slope populations were intimately involved the historical processes of the Central Andes, often facilitating economic and ideological exchange between the peoples of the coast, highlands, and tropical lowlands. These interregional interactions helped to create shared histories between these different environments, impacting each region's cultural development. At issue is how these relationships affected sociopolitical change in the eastern Andean slopes. In investigating this question, the Jaén region has been selected as it is well situated between the Central Andes, Amazonian lowlands, and Northern Andes. Ethnohistorical and archaeological evidence have shown that this region has a long history of involvement in exchange with diverse populations across these different environments. Excavation will occur at Huayurco, a site consisting of seven platform mounds and two domestic areas. Huayurco has multiple occupations spanning from the Peruvian Initial Period (1800 B.C.) to the end of the Late Horizon (A.D. 1532) and is thought to have acted as an important exchange node within the Jaén region during various periods of prehistory. Through excavation and analysis of materials, this research will contribute to an understanding of eastern slope communities and their impact on Central Andean sociopolitical development. This research will address the following questions: 1) how was Huayurco socially organized; 2) how did Huayurco's growth as an exchange node affect changes in sociopolitical complexity; 3) what was the patterning of the site's interregional interactions and how might shifts in these patterns have affected culture change at Huayurco. In order to address these questions, Mr. Clasby will excavate in both the domestic and public sectors of the site. Material analysis will focus on the function of public architecture, wealth/status differences, domestic activity, craft production, subsistence base, and the presence of interregional exchange. He will also incorporate lithic, faunal, botanical, and geomorphological studies to analyze the various patterns of exchange at Huayurco. This includes lab analyses such as flotation sampling and residue analysis.This project will have a broader impact in that it will help local populations obtain a better understanding of their past and provide material remains for educational purposes. This research also has the potential to impact international relationships. Jaén was at the center of a long-standing border dispute between Peru and Ecuador that was only recently resolved. This project will demonstrate that the Jaén region acted as an important link in prehistory between the peoples inhabiting modern Ecuador and Peru. This research will also contribute to the graduate training of a young scholar.