REU Site: The Bronze Age Koros Off-Tell Archaeological (BAKOTA) Field School: Undergraduate Training in Fieldwork and Independent Research Reporting in European Archaeology

REU 遗址：青铜时代科罗斯考古学 (BAKOTA) 野外学校：欧洲考古学实地考察和独立研究报告本科培训

• 批准号: 1460820
• 负责人: Julia Giblin
• 金额: $ 35.86万
• 依托单位: Quinnipiac University
• 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: 2015-04-01 至 2020-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1460820&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Bronze; Age; Koros

This project is supported under the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program, which is an NSF-wide program although each Directorate administers its own REU Site competition. This program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in an effort to introduce them to scientific research so as to encourage their continued engagement in the nation's scientific research and development enterprise. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects designed especially for the purpose. The REU program is a major contributor to the NSF's goal of developing a diverse, internationally competitive, and globally-engaged science and engineering workforce. The Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) sciences Directorate awarded this REU Site grant to Quinnipiac University for the BAKOTA REU Site field-school to offer a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment for students from underrepresented groups and under-resourced institutions to receive training in scientific research and publication. Working with Hungarian students and colleagues, American students receive the theoretical background, hands-on experience and the careful attention of individual mentors required for mastering the increasingly specialized STEM methods leading archaeological research. Each summer, ten undergraduate students are engaged in 1) working next to Hungarian students while they receive instruction in survey and excavation techniques, record keeping and data management, and artifact analysis, 2) participating in seminars and workshops taught by experts on archaeological method and theory and the cultural history of Eastern Europe, 3) visiting museums and archaeological sites, 4) planning and completing an independent research project with a faculty mentor, and 5) living in the small town of Vésztõ and learning about life in Hungary from the villagers, Hungarian students, and visiting project participants. Students are guided (via formal instruction and informal mentoring) from dependent to independent thinkers who have the skill sets to make their own unique contributions to the research team. Students present their work at a national conference, in academic journals, and on the project website (http://bakota.net). By engaging students who would not otherwise participate in high-level research, the BAKOTA field-school opens the door to further student inquiry in science, and supports collaborations that will impact the students throughout their academic and professional careers. The international experience of the project requires a culturally sensitive atmosphere and results in participants who promote a more tolerant, educated, and collaborative society. In this REU Site project, undergraduate students become contributing members of an archaeological project centered on understanding the rise of social inequality in European prehistory. A number of significant social transformations occur in the Bronze Age, including agricultural intensification, population increases, and an explosion in trade. The location of the field-school in eastern Hungary has evidence for many forms of social complexity, but unlike neighboring areas, it did not undergo massive changes in social stratification. Despite an increasing population and intensified agricultural production, no hierarchy or monopoly over bronze manufacturing emerged. This makes eastern Hungary a fascinating place to study social change. By comparing the trajectory of Bronze Age peoples of the Carpathian Basin to those of stratified societies elsewhere in the world, we engage the large anthropological debates focused on understanding the foundations and development of social inequality. The Bronze Age Körös Off-Tell Archaeological (BAKOTA) REU Site field-school has three years of funding for a summer field school at the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000-1500 BC) cemetery and settlement of Békés 103, located in southeastern Hungary. Professional development mentoring takes place before the program starts, throughout the research season, and post-project. Participants also receive training in ethical and equitable fieldwork codes of conduct, including Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) and sexual harassment awareness. NSF's International Science and Engineering (ISE) program has co-funded this project.

该项目是根据本科生（REU）网站计划，这是一个NSF范围内的计划，虽然每个董事会管理自己的REU网站竞争的研究经验的支持。该计划支持本科生积极参与研究，努力向他们介绍科学研究，以鼓励他们继续参与国家的科学研究和发展事业。REU项目以有意义的方式让学生参与正在进行的研究项目或专门为此目的设计的研究项目。REU计划是NSF发展多元化，具有国际竞争力和全球参与的科学和工程劳动力的目标的主要贡献者。社会，行为和经济（SBE）科学理事会将此REU网站授予昆尼皮亚克大学的BAKOTA REU网站实地学校，为来自代表性不足的群体和资源不足的机构的学生提供多元文化和多学科的环境，以接受科学研究和出版方面的培训。与匈牙利学生和同事一起工作，美国学生获得理论背景，实践经验和个人导师的精心关注，以掌握日益专业化的STEM方法领导考古研究。每年夏天，10名本科生从事：1）在匈牙利学生旁边工作，同时他们接受调查和挖掘技术，记录保存和数据管理以及人工制品分析方面的指导，2）参加由专家讲授的关于考古方法和理论以及东欧文化历史的研讨会和讲习班，3）参观博物馆和考古遗址，4）规划和完成一个独立的研究项目与教师导师，和5）生活在Vésztagh的小镇，并从村民，匈牙利学生和访问项目参与者了解匈牙利的生活。学生被引导（通过正式的指导和非正式的指导）从依赖到独立的思想家，他们有能力为研究团队做出自己独特的贡献。学生们在全国会议、学术期刊和项目网站（http：//www.example.com）上展示他们的工作。bakota.net通过吸引那些不会参与高水平研究的学生，BAKOTA实地学校为学生进一步探索科学打开了大门，并支持将在整个学术和职业生涯中影响学生的合作。该项目的国际经验需要一个文化敏感的气氛，并导致参与者谁促进一个更宽容，教育和协作的社会。在这个REU网站项目中，本科生成为考古项目的贡献成员，该项目以了解欧洲史前社会不平等的兴起为中心。青铜时代发生了许多重大的社会变革，包括农业集约化、人口增长和贸易爆炸。在匈牙利东部的田野学校的位置有证据表明，许多形式的社会复杂性，但不像邻近地区，它没有经历大规模的社会分层的变化。尽管人口不断增加，农业生产也不断加强，但青铜制造业并没有出现等级制度或垄断。这使得匈牙利东部成为研究社会变革的迷人之地。通过比较喀尔巴阡盆地青铜时代人民的轨迹与世界其他地方分层社会的轨迹，我们参与了大型人类学辩论，重点是理解社会不平等的基础和发展。青铜时代Körös Off-Tell考古学（BAKOTA）REU现场学校有三年的资金用于青铜时代中期的夏季现场学校（约200年）。公元前2000年至公元前1500年，位于匈牙利东南部的贝克103墓地和定居点。专业发展辅导发生在程序开始之前，整个研究季节，和项目后。参与者还接受道德和公平实地工作行为守则的培训，包括研究中的负责任行为（RCR）和性骚扰意识。NSF的国际科学与工程（伊势）计划共同资助了这个项目。