A Workshop to Explore the Genetics, Paleoecology, Archaeology and Anthropology of Human Migrations across the Arctic, Fall 2015; Boulder, CO

探索北极人类迁徙的遗传学、古生态学、考古学和人类学研讨会，2015 年秋季；

• 批准号: 1421233
• 负责人: John Hoffecker
• 金额: $ 3.43万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1421233&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Explore; Genetics; Paleoecology; Archaeology

As recently as Spring 2015 the topic of the origins of the indigenous peoples of North America has been broadly discussed in the popular press as a result of the recent findings of an ASSP supported project on Inuit genetics, PI Geoff Hayes, Northwestern University (see Forbes article, "How Alaska Natives Spurred Archaeologists To Research Their Origins." May 13, 2015). This led to numerous additional articles in Tech Times, SitNews, Biology News Net etc. The topic of the origins of Native Americans continues to be one of great public interest. However, the academic community spurred by new information coming out of recent DNA research has yet to fully consider how this new research, that supports a Beringian origin of early North Americans, fits within the known anthropological, archaeological, linguistic, and environmental record. This award will support a workshop planned for approximately 30 participants, chosen on the basis of their active research on the Beringian model and the late Pleistocene environment and archaeology of Beringia. It also would include participation by graduate students from several universities, who are working on related thesis projects. The workshop would bring together for the first time researchers from multiple disciplines, researchers who have insight into various aspects of the Beringia issue but have not yet synthesized their knowledge. The workshop would be held at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado in Boulder, which has a long history of research in the region. The workshop is organized and chaired by the PI John F. Hoffecker (INSTAAR), and CoPI Scott A. Elias (Royal Holloway, University of London), and Dennis H. O'Rourke (University of Utah). It is proposed that the workshop take place in the Fall, most likely October of 2015. An interdisciplinary workshop on the Out of Beringia thesis offers the most effective means of initiating progress among geneticists, ecologists, and anthropologists on the most important idea to emerge from the study of Native American origins in the past fifty years. The workshop is intended to have a significant impact on the direction of research on the peopling of the Western Hemisphere. This workshop would bring together the world's foremost scholars and students to present the state of the art science on this topic and, more importantly, by synthesizing this information, discuss the trajectories that new research on this topic should take.

就在2015年春季，由于ASSP支持的因纽特人遗传学项目的最新发现，北美原住民起源的话题在大众媒体上得到了广泛讨论，PI Geoff Hayes，西北大学（见福布斯文章，“阿拉斯加原住民如何促使考古学家研究他们的起源。2015年5月13日）。 这导致了许多额外的文章在科技时报，SitNews，生物新闻网等主题的起源美洲原住民仍然是一个伟大的公共利益。 然而，学术界受到最近DNA研究的新信息的刺激，尚未充分考虑这项支持早期北美人起源于白令人的新研究如何与已知的人类学，考古学，语言学和环境记录相适应。 该奖项将支持计划为大约30名参与者举办的研讨会，这些参与者是根据他们对白令模式和白令晚更新世环境和考古学的积极研究而选择的。它还将包括来自几所大学的研究生的参与，他们正在从事相关的论文项目。 该讲习班将首次汇集来自多个学科的研究人员，这些研究人员对白令吉亚问题的各个方面都有深刻的见解，但尚未综合他们的知识。 讲习班将在博尔德的科罗拉多大学北极和高山研究所举行，该研究所在该区域有着悠久的研究历史。该研讨会由PI John F. Hoffecker（INSTAAR）和CoPI Scott A.埃利亚斯（皇家霍洛威，伦敦大学）和丹尼斯H。O'Rourke（犹他州大学）。 建议研讨会在秋季举行，最有可能在2015年10月举行。 关于“走出白令吉亚”论文的跨学科研讨会提供了最有效的手段，可以推动遗传学家、生态学家和人类学家在过去五十年美洲原住民起源研究中出现的最重要思想方面取得进展。 该讲习班的目的是对西半球人口的研究方向产生重大影响。该研讨会将汇集世界上最重要的学者和学生，介绍有关该主题的最新科学进展，更重要的是，通过综合这些信息，讨论有关该主题的新研究应该采取的轨迹。