REU Site: Preservation Archaeology Field School in the Upper Gila Region, Southwest New Mexico

REU 地点：新墨西哥州西南部上吉拉地区的保护考古田野学校

• 批准号: 1359458
• 负责人: Jeffery Clark
• 金额: $ 12.87万
• 依托单位: Archaeology Southwest
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-02-01 至 2016-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359458&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Preservation; Archaeology; Field

Preservation Archaeology is both a philosophy and a strategy that integrates big-picture research, cultural resource preservation, and education. Archaeology Southwest has been developing this vision of Preservation Archaeology for 25 years and they believe that it has an important role to play in the future of the discipline. Archaeology Southwest has expanded its Preservation Archaeology Field School as an REU Site, building student diversity by targeting Native American undergraduates and other under-served populations from institutions across the U.S. The site offers students a transformative experience in a beautiful, rural Southwestern setting that is rich in cultural and natural resources.Intellectual Merit :This REU site offers undergraduate students an intensive, immersive experiential learning program. Through completion of several complementary intellectual tasks and program components, students learn the fundamentals of archaeological fieldwork, the basic tenets of Preservation Archaeology, and how to develop and implement archaeological research designs. They are expected to think critically about the values of archaeology and history to different communities, and explore different ways to communicate the results of scientific research to the public. In addition, students are active participants in the collection of data that contribute to Archaeology Southwest's long term research program focused on demographic reorganization, migration, and community organization in the southern U.S. Southwest during the late precontact period (ca. A.D. 1200-1500).Broader Impacts :The Preservation Archaeology REU Site trains the next generation of archaeologists - students who will one day pursue careers at universities, private companies, tribal organizations, museums, and government agencies. Discussions of current ethical issues facing archaeologists provide them with a framework to face similar issues in their future endeavors. Even those students who do not go on to careers in archaeology learn the value of collaboration and collegiality, critical thinking, and the potential values inherent in nonrenewable cultural resources.

保护考古学既是一种哲学，也是一种整合大局研究、文化资源保护和教育的战略。考古西南部一直在发展这一愿景的保护考古学25年，他们认为，它有一个重要的作用，发挥在未来的学科。考古西南已经扩大了其保护考古现场学校作为一个REU网站，通过针对美国原住民本科生和其他来自美国各地的机构服务不足的人群建立学生的多样性该网站为学生提供了一个美丽的，农村西南设置，文化和自然资源丰富的变革性体验。智力优点：这个REU网站为本科生提供了一个密集的，身临其境的体验式学习计划。通过几个互补的智力任务和程序组件的完成，学生学习考古实地考察的基础知识，保护考古学的基本原则，以及如何开发和实施考古研究设计。他们应该批判性地思考考古学和历史对不同社区的价值，并探索不同的方式向公众传播科学研究的成果。此外，学生们积极参与收集数据，这些数据有助于西南考古学的长期研究计划，重点是美国南部的人口重组，移民和社区组织。更广泛的影响：保护考古REU网站培养下一代考古学家-学生谁有一天将追求职业生涯的大学，私营公司，部落组织，博物馆和政府机构。对考古学家当前面临的伦理问题的讨论为他们提供了一个框架，以在未来的努力中面对类似的问题。即使是那些没有继续从事考古学职业的学生，也会学习到合作和共事的价值、批判性思维以及不可再生文化资源所固有的潜在价值。