Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award: The Role Of Road Systems In Social Definition And Integration

本研究的基本目标是通过研究位于pur<s:1> pecha帝国（Pátzcuaro湖盆地）Michoacán核心区的Angamuco古城（公元250-1530年）的道路网络，探索城市布局发展的社会意义。它将让我们深入了解城市是如何形成、发展、居民居住和体验的，以及道路在这些过程中所扮演的角色。在Marcos Llobera博士的指导下，Rodrigo solini - casparius将把空间和图像分析与考古调查和挖掘相结合，以：(1)识别道路分段、路径、十字路口和其他相关的移动技术；(2)确定道路的相对时序和配置；(3)根据道路形态、结构、形态和经验属性对道路进行分类。这将有助于对以下方面进行严格的评估：a) 13个世纪以来城市化模式的变化，以及b)国家和平民在创建、建立和利用安加穆科移动网络方面的影响。最终，研究人员将产生与社区形成、物质代理以及城市空间的出现和转变等广泛学科相关的新见解。该项目将提出一个概念性框架，通过结合中美洲、中东、东南亚和地中海使用的方法来评估场地内的流动性和城市化进程，探索墨西哥西部不同规模的社会互动和组织。这项研究将在两个方面做出直接贡献。在方法上，本研究将从古代城市道路的制造技术、形态、连通性和可达性等方面提供更好的识别技术。它还将测试和开发一种方法，以更好地理解实施网络分析、陶瓷系列化和绝对年代（C14）的道路的时间顺序。在分析上，该项目将提供详细的城市道路类型学，探索安加穆科的社会组织和城市化进程，以及pursamucha帝国对Pátzcuaro湖流域地区的影响的解释性基础。这个项目的结果将被用作继续调查场地内流动性、可达性和互动的基础，以及中美洲和其他地方人类与景观之间的关系。更广泛地说，该项目将通过在墨西哥和美国考古遗址附近的社区开展教育和推广活动，有助于提高科学家对考古遗产的重视程度，以及保护考古遗产的重要性。这些行动将增加Tzintzuntzan遗产委员会社区中心的保护工作，包括：a)制作讨论遗址历史和考古实践的信息材料（包括西班牙语的社区报告），b)为社区成员提供带导游的遗址游览，c)在当地学校和当地活动中为教育工作者和学生进行讲座和演讲。最后，通过与韧性遗产项目（LORE-LPB）合作，本研究将有助于培养来自不同背景的年轻学者，并促进墨西哥和美国机构之间的国际关系。

The fundamental goal of this research is to explore the social implications in the development of the urban layout by studying the road network of the ancient city of Angamuco (250-1530 CE), located in the core-area of the Purépecha Empire (Lake Pátzcuaro Basin), Michoacán. It will provide insight into our general understanding of how a city emerges, develops, is inhabited and experienced by its residents, and the roles that roads play during these processes. Under the guidance of Dr. Marcos Llobera, Rodrigo Solinis-Casparius will integrate spatial and image analysis with archaeological survey and excavation to: (1) identify road segments, pathways, intersections and other associated movement technology; (2) determine the relative temporal sequencing and configuration of roads, and; (3) classify roads according to their morphology, construction, configuration, and experiential properties. This will permit rigorous evaluation of: a) changes in patterns of urbanization through thirteen centuries of habitation, and b) the influence of the State and commoners in the creation, establishment and use of the movement network of Angamuco. Ultimately, researchers will produce new insights that are relevant to a wide range of disciplines interested in community formation, material agency, and the emergence and transformation of urban spaces. This project will suggest a conceptual framework to explore different scales of social interaction and organization in western Mexico by incorporating approaches used in Mesoamerica, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean to assess intra-site mobility and urbanization processes. This research will directly contribute in two ways. Methodologically, this study will provide techniques to better identify ancient urban roads by their manufacture technology, morphology, connectivity and accessibility. It will also test and develop a methodology to better understand the chronological sequencing of roads implementing Network Analysis, ceramic seriation and absolute dating (C14). Analytically, this project will provide a detailed typology of urban roads, an interpretative ground to explore the social organization and the urbanization process of Angamuco, and the impact of Purépecha Empire's influence in the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin area. The results of this project will be used as a basis for continuing investigation of intra-site mobility, accessibility and interaction, as well as the relationship between humans and their landscape in Mesoamerica and elsewhere. More broadly, this project will contribute to increasing the ways in which archaeological heritage is valued for scientists and the importance of protecting it by developing educational and outreach activities in communities located near the archaeological site in Mexico and in the U.S. These actions will add to the conservation efforts of the heritage council community center in Tzintzuntzan and include: a) generating informative materials (including a community report in Spanish) discussing the history of the site and the archaeological practice, b) offering guided site tours for community members, and c) engaging in talks and presentations to educators and students in local schools and at local events. Finally, working with the Legacies of Resilience Project (LORE-LPB), this research will contribute to the training of young scholars from different backgrounds and nurture international relationships between Mexican and American institutions.