Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award: Consumption Of Food And Social Distinction

在帕特里克·瑞安·威廉姆斯博士的指导下，玛丽·伊丽莎白·格拉瓦洛斯将通过家庭食品消费的视角研究不断变化的贸易关系。以前对史前贸易关系的研究主要集中在分析政治和宗教中心的名望商品，展示了远距离的经济互动。但是，当小社区获得新商品时，这意味着什么？这如何影响更广泛的社会区别和权威？小规模的社会实体如何促进政治经济的转变？考古学很好地研究了这些问题，因为它强调从年代学的角度研究材料遗迹。尽管这项研究集中在一个案例研究上，但研究结果将与区域数据集进行比较，以将现场层面的发现与更广泛的政治经济联系起来。作为美国和秘鲁同事之间的合作努力，该项目已经通过雇用居住在焦点考古遗址附近的农村社区成员以及对本科生和研究生的教育产生了重大的更广泛的影响。此外，研究人员将在秘鲁联合策划一个临时博物馆展览，向公众展示研究结果。这项研究还支持美国和秘鲁女性在科学和领导方面的角色。这项研究将产生一篇博士论文以及多篇会议论文和学术出版物。Gravalos和她的团队将从日常饮食和专业宴会中评估食物消费的物质残留物，以通过烹饪的镜头确定地方当局、经济渠道和文化传统的差异。研究人员将分析和比较来自不同家庭背景的数据，在秘鲁安卡什高地的Callejan de Huaylas山谷中的JECOh考古遗址上，这是一个理解能力很强的村庄。这个社区在中期早期(公元1-700年)建立在山谷内几条相交的贸易路线附近，很可能参与了随后的中地平线(公元700-1000年)期间发展起来的新的政治经济网络。研究人员将检查各种数据集，以了解烹饪和获取在这些时间段的变化，包括1)宏观和微观植物学，2)动物学，3)陶瓷地球化学和矿物学，以及4)建筑。通过检查不同建筑背景下食物消费的差异，研究人员将详细了解一个小村庄随着时间的推移参与或孤立于区域政治经济的情况。此外，这一多样化的数据集将阐明一个小领悟人村庄的日常生活，有助于更广泛地理解人类的生活经历。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Under the direction of Dr. Patrick Ryan Williams, Marie Elizabeth Gravalos will investigate shifting trade relationships through the lens of food consumption in households. Previous research on prehistoric trade relations has centered on the analysis of prestige commodities at political and religious centers, demonstrating long-distance economic interaction. But what does it mean when small communities gain access to new goods and how does this affect wider social distinction and authority? How do small-scale social entities contribute to shifting political economies? Archaeology is well positioned to examine these questions because of its emphasis on studying material remains from a chronological perspective. Although this research centers upon one case study, findings will be compared to regional datasets to contextualize site-level findings within a broader political economy. As a collaborative effort between colleagues in the US and Peru, this project has already had significant broader impacts through the employment of rural community members living near the archaeological site of focus as well as the education of undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, the researchers will co-curate a temporary museum exhibit in Peru to display findings to the public. This research also supports US and Peruvian women in science and leadership roles. This research will result in one Ph.D. dissertation as well as multiple conference papers and academic publications.Gravalos and her team will evaluate the material remains of food consumption from every day eating and specialized feasts to identify differences in local authority, economic access, and cultural traditions through the lens of cuisine. Researchers will analyze and compare data from diverse household contexts at the archaeological site of Jecosh - a prehispanic village in the Callejan de Huaylas valley of highland Ancash, Peru. Established during the Early Intermediate Period (1-700 CE) near several intersecting trade routes within the valley, this community was likely engaged in new politico-economic networks that developed during the subsequent Middle Horizon (700-1000 CE). Researchers will examine various datasets to understand changes in cuisine and access across these time periods, including 1) macro- and micro-botanical, 2) faunal, 3) ceramic geochemical and mineralogical, and 4) architectural. By examining differences in food consumption across discrete architectural contexts, researchers will gain a detailed understanding of a small-village's participation or isolation from a regional political economy over time. Further, this diverse dataset will elucidate the daily lives of a small prehispanic village, contributing to broader understandings of the lived human experience.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.