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

博士论文改进补助金：哈恩地区和东坡：西班牙裔前秘鲁地区间相互作用和不断变化的社会政治复杂性研究

• 批准号: 0951661
• 负责人: Richard Burger
• 金额: $ 2万
• 依托单位: Yale 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: 2009-11-15 至 2013-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0951661&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Jaen

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.

在Richard Burger博士的监督下，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坡哈恩地区的瓦尤尔科遗址进行考古调查。 本研究的主要目标是探讨区域间互动对社会政治复杂性变化的影响。 森林茂密的安第斯山脉东坡长期以来一直被认为是安第斯山脉中部海岸和高地文化发展的边缘地带。 然而，最近的考古学和民族历史学调查表明，东安第斯斜坡人口密切参与了中部安第斯山脉的历史进程，往往促进沿海，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，影响每个地区的文化发展。 争论的焦点是这些关系如何影响安第斯山脉东部斜坡的社会政治变化。在调查这个问题时，哈恩地区被选中，因为它位于中部安第斯山脉、亚马逊低地和北方安第斯山脉之间。 民族历史和考古证据表明，该地区有着悠久的历史，在这些不同的环境中与不同的人口进行交流。 挖掘工作将在Huayurco进行，该遗址由七个平台土丘和两个住宅区组成。 Huayurco有多种职业，从秘鲁初始时期（公元前1800年）开始。到晚地平线（公元1532年）结束，被认为是史前各个时期哈恩地区的重要交流节点。 通过挖掘和分析材料，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）如何是Huayurco社会组织; 2）如何Huayurco的增长作为一个交换节点影响社会政治复杂性的变化; 3）什么是该网站的区域间互动的模式，以及如何可能在这些模式的变化影响了文化变化在Huayurco。 为了解决这些问题，克拉斯比先生将在现场的家庭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，工艺生产，生计基础，以及区域间交换的存在。 他还将结合岩石，动物群，植物学和地貌学的研究，以分析在Huayurco交换的各种模式。 这一项目将产生更广泛的影响，因为它将帮助当地居民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。 哈恩是秘鲁和厄瓜多尔之间长期存在的边界争端的中心，直到最近才得到解决。 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居住的民族之间的重要联系。 这项研究也将有助于研究生培养一个年轻的学者。