MRI: Acquisition of a system of geophysics instruments for archaeological geophysics research and training.

MRI：购置一套地球物理仪器系统，用于考古地球物理研究和培训。

• 批准号: 1229061
• 负责人: Andrew Creekmore III
• 金额: $ 11.03万
• 依托单位: University of Northern Colorado
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1229061&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; system; geophysics; instruments

This Major Research Instrumentation award to Dr. Andrew Creekmore funds the acquisition by the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) of a system of geophysics instruments for research, training and education in the fields of archaeology, earth science, biology, and physics. These instruments include a magnetometer, resistivity meter, conductivity meter, ground-penetrating radar, and down-hole susceptibility sensor attachment for an existing magnetic susceptibility meter. Each of these measures different properties of the earth; together, they form an integrated research system for state-of-the-art applications. These instruments will be shared with researchers and educators at regional institutions including Colorado State University, the University of Denver, and Laramie County Community College. Researchers include eight collaborators, as well as graduate students and future colleagues. These instruments will support several ongoing and new research initiatives, including: 1) A regional-scale, interdisciplinary archaeological, paleoenvironmental, ethnographic, and historical cultural-landscape study of Colorado prehistoric and historic Native American and non-native populations from the Late Pleistocene to the early 20th century. Geophysics survey can improve understanding of these cultures by identifying buried remains that help the analysis of mobile forager behavior and responses to environmental change; 2) An archaeological and historical study of Front Range trading forts of the mid 1800s. These forts were a key part of westward expansion characterized by trade between Native Americans and Euroamerican immigrants; 3) An interdisciplinary study of the structure and history of the early 20th-century African American settlement at Dearfield, Colorado. This settlement demonstrates African American resilience in their efforts, inspired by Booker T. Washington, to attain economic security, equality, and social justice; 4) A geophysical study of the internal structure of rattlesnake hibernacula. This study contributes to a better understanding of snake lifecycle and behavior; 5) Analysis of climate history and change through study of rock glaciers and moraines. This work informs current water-use policies because runoff from the watershed in which the rock glaciers occur is diverted for agricultural irrigation on Colorado's eastern plains; 6) Development of a grant-funded archaeogeophysics test site for testing and calibrating instruments, and training students; 7) Undergraduate research projects in physics, earth sciences, archaeology, biology and other disciplines. The requested instruments will enable UNC and collaborating institutions to provide opportunities for hands-on education and research, including courses in anthropology, earth sciences, and physics; geophysics workshops; and the archaeological field school. Investigators will train students in the theory and application of geophysics in these fields, engage students in research, and prepare students to incorporate geophysics into graduate or professional work in their respective fields. Investigators will engage Front Range communities and area K-12 students through geophysics workshops, field days, and city and private museum exhibits designed to connect students and the public to science. Results will be presented at local community workshops, regional and national meetings, and submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. This award will make it possible to expand collaborations with area scholars in a variety of fields, advancing knowledge and understanding in archaeology, earth science, biology, and physics.

Andrew Creekmore 博士获得的这一重大研究仪器奖资助北科罗拉多大学 (UNC) 购买一套地球物理仪器系统，用于考古学、地球科学、生物学和物理学领域的研究、培训和教育。 这些仪器包括磁力计、电阻率计、电导率计、探地雷达和现有磁化率计的井下磁化率传感器附件。 每一个都测量地球的不同特性；它们共同形成了一个针对最先进应用的综合研究系统。 这些工具将与科罗拉多州立大学、丹佛大学和拉勒米县社区学院等地区机构的研究人员和教育工作者共享。 研究人员包括八名合作者，以及研究生和未来的同事。 这些工具将支持多项正在进行的和新的研究举措，包括：1）对更新世晚期至 20 世纪初科罗拉多州史前和历史上的美洲原住民和非原住民进行区域规模、跨学科的考古、古环境、人种学和历史文化景观研究。 地球物理学调查可以通过识别埋藏的遗骸来增进对这些文化的了解，这有助于分析移动觅食者的行为和对环境变化的反应； 2) 对 1800 年代中期 Front Range 贸易堡垒的考古和历史研究。 这些堡垒是向西扩张的关键部分，其特点是美洲原住民和欧美移民之间的贸易。 3) 对 20 世纪初科罗拉多州迪尔菲尔德非裔美国人定居点的结构和历史进行跨学科研究。 这一和解展示了非洲裔美国人在布克·华盛顿的激励下为实现经济安全、平等和社会正义而付出的努力； 4）响尾蛇冬眠内部结构的地球物理研究。 这项研究有助于更好地了解蛇的生命周期和行为； 5）通过研究岩石冰川和冰碛来分析气候历史和变化。 这项工作为当前的用水政策提供了信息，因为来自岩石冰川所在流域的径流被转移用于科罗拉多州东部平原的农业灌溉； 6) 开发一个由赠款资助的考古地球物理测试场，用于测试和校准仪器并培训学生； 7）物理学、地球科学、考古学、生物学等学科的本科生科研项目。 所要求的文书将使北卡罗来纳大学和合作机构能够提供实践教育和研究的机会，包括人类学、地球科学和物理学课程；地球物理学讲习班；和考古田野学校。 研究人员将培训学生这些领域的地球物理学理论和应用，让学生参与研究，并帮助学生做好将地球物理学纳入各自领域的研究生或专业工作的准备。 研究人员将通过地球物理学研讨会、实地考察日以及旨在将学生和公众与科学联系起来的城市和私人博物馆展览，吸引 Front Range 社区和地区 K-12 学生的参与。 结果将在当地社区研讨会、区域和国家会议上公布，并提交在同行评审期刊上发表。 该奖项将使扩大与各个领域的地区学者的合作成为可能，促进考古学、地球科学、生物学和物理学的知识和理解。