Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Patterns of Consumption: Ceramic Residue Analysis at Liangchengzhen, Shandong, China

博士论文改进补助金：消费模式：陶瓷残留物分析，中国山东省梁城镇

• 批准号: 1241943
• 负责人: Robert Tykot
• 金额: $ 2.42万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 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 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1241943&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Patterns

Under the guidance of Dr. Robert Tykot and in collaboration with the Sino-American archaeology team of Shandong University, Rheta Lanehart will investigate the presence of lipid residues in various types of ceramic vessels from ancient China in order to identify foodstuffs such as protein, grains, and other plants. The goal of the research is to identify different patterns of food consumption across space and time. Based upon the residue results, it will be possible to provide interpretations about social and ritual activities in relation to social change at the site of Liangchengzhen in southeastern Shandong province. China is an area long associated with the social importance of food consumption and the investigation of vessels from Liangchengzhen presents a rare opportunity to examine food consumption at a large regional Longshan period (ca. 2600-1900 BC) center. There is limited information about the nature of activities at Longshan period regional centers, although social and ritual activities have been inferred. The Liangchengzhen excavation team uncovered a series of occupation levels containing over 400 pits, numerous house foundations, and several burials. The pits in particular contain large quantities of ceramic vessels, the main source of data for the project. The research will provide a systematic analysis of the residues from a variety of ceramic forms excavated from pits that are promising for evidence of different kinds of social relations, competitive or integrative. A gas chromatography/mass spectrometry technique will be employed. Alkane biomarkers, previously identified in a pilot study, will be used to identify food sources in the pottery residues. Interpretations will be made about the nature of consumption activities over time on the basis of vessels deposited in pits that are hypothesized as offering pits and storage or trash pits. In addition, consideration will be given to spatial and chronological variation at the center with respect to the consumption of hypothesized preferred foods (meat, rice). The project will provide a foundation for broader applications of lipid residue research to the interpretation of consumption and will foster international collaboration. Findings from the research will be reported to Chinese authorities and published in professional journals as well as in venues for the general public, both Chinese and American. Presentations of the research will be given while in China and also to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of South Florida and elsewhere. Online access to the research will be available through Open Context and a website created by the researcher.

在Robert Tykot博士的指导下，Rheta Lanehart将与山东大学的中美考古团队合作，调查中国古代各种陶瓷容器中脂质残留物的存在，以识别蛋白质，谷物和其他植物等食物。这项研究的目的是确定不同空间和时间的食物消费模式。根据残馀结果，可以对鲁东南两城镇遗址社会变迁中的社会活动和仪式活动进行解释。中国是一个长期与食品消费的社会重要性有关的地区，对两城镇船只的调查提供了一个难得的机会来研究龙山时期的食品消费。公元前2600-1900年）中心。关于龙山时期区域中心的活动性质的信息有限，尽管已经推断出社会和仪式活动。两城镇发掘队发现了一系列的占领层，包括400多个坑，许多房屋地基和几个墓葬。特别是这些坑包含大量的陶瓷容器，这是该项目的主要数据来源。这项研究将对从坑中挖掘出的各种陶瓷形式的残留物进行系统分析，这些陶瓷形式有可能成为不同类型的社会关系（竞争性或整合性）的证据。将采用气相色谱/质谱技术。烷烃生物标志物，以前在试点研究中确定，将用于确定陶器残留物中的食物来源。将根据被假设为提供坑和储存或垃圾坑的坑中存放的船只，对一段时间内消费活动的性质进行解释。此外，还将考虑到中心的空间和时间变化，以及假设的首选食物（肉类，大米）的消费。 该项目将为更广泛地应用脂类残留研究来解释消费情况奠定基础，并将促进国际合作。研究结果将报告给中国当局，并发表在专业期刊上，以及在中国和美国的公众场所。研究报告将在中国进行，也将在南佛罗里达大学和其他地方的本科生和研究生中进行。在线访问研究将通过开放上下文和研究人员创建的网站提供。