Transformation through Renovation: Anthropology at Beloit College

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助的。该项目旨在翻修贝洛伊特学院校区Godfrey人类学大楼内的人类学研究综合体。将进行现代化改造的研究实验室包括一个考古工作空间/实验室、一个分析湿实验室和一个毗邻学院洛根人类学博物馆的博物馆实验室。翻修包括优化实验室占地面积，安装气候控制装置，将温度和相对湿度带到人类学研究可以接受的范围，用于参考和研究收藏的储藏柜，升级电气和照明以提高能见度和安全性，以及安装研究工作站。翻修后的研究实验室将用于动物和人类骨骼遗骸、考古植物材料、旧石器时代收藏品和人种学材料的积极研究项目。改善教师、学生和访问学者获取研究和参考资料的机会，为协作和并行项目提供足够的工作空间，以及可靠的环境控制和安全将加强这些领域的研究。研究的例子包括交流在中西部中林地社区整合中的作用，约公元前100年至公元200年，草原半岛早期农业社区的大型植物遗骸分析，当地墓丘周围地区的考古遗迹分析，以及林地居民的定居模式。翻修将极大地提高贝洛伊特学院培养未来人类学博士生的能力。作为比其他任何一所独立的、四年制的文理学院毕业的人类学博士毕业生都多的本科毕业生，贝洛伊特学院的学生从事一系列原创的人类学研究项目，以增强他们设计研究项目、解释数据和展示研究结果的能力。翻新后的人类学实验室综合体将通过促进不同的研究培训模式来改变学生的参与度，包括一对一的师生指导、小组合作和独立研究。翻修后的设施还将与洛根人类学博物馆的访问学者合作开展一系列研究项目。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This project is to renovate an anthropology research complex in the Godfrey Anthropology Building on the campus of Beloit College. The research laboratories that will be modernized include an archaeology workspace/laboratory, an analytical wet laboratory, and a museum laboratory which is adjacent to the College's Logan Museum of Anthropology. The renovation includes optimization of the laboratory floor space, installation of climate control to bring temperatures and relative humidity to an acceptable range for anthropological research, storage cabinets for reference and research collections, electrical and lighting upgrades to improve visibility and safety, and installation of research work stations.The renovated research laboratories will be used for active research projects on faunal and human-osteological remains, archaeobotanical material, Paleolithic collections, and ethnographic materials. Improved access to research and reference collections by faculty, students, and visiting scholars, adequate work spaces for collaborative and concurrent projects, and dependable environmental control and security will enhance the research in these areas. Example of research studies that will be enabled include the role of exchange in the integration of Midwestern Middle Woodland communities, ca. 100 BC - AD 200, the analysis of macrobotanical remains from early agricultural communities in the Prairie Peninsula, the analysis of archaeological remains from areas around burial mounds in the local region, and the settlement patterns of Woodland inhabitants.The renovations will greatly enhance Beloit College's capacity to train future anthropology doctoral candidates. As the baccalaureate origin of more anthropology Ph.D. graduates than any other independent, four year liberal arts college, Beloit College's students pursue a range of original anthropology research projects that strengthen their ability to design a research project, interpret data, and present research results. The renovated anthropology laboratory complex will transform student engagement by facilitating difference modes of research training including one-on-one student-faculty mentoring, small group collaborations, and independent research. The renovated facility will also enable a range of collaborative research projects with visiting scholars working with the Logan Museum of Anthropology.