Doctoral Dissertation Research Award: The Role of Material Culture in Reconstructing Social Connectivity

博士论文研究奖：物质文化在重建社会联系中的作用

• 批准号: 2131178
• 负责人: Randall McGuire
• 金额: $ 2.03万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Binghamton
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2131178&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Award; Role

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).For nearly a century, archaeologists have debated the extent and nature of cultural interaction between prehispanic populations living in adjacent regions. Despite a general recognition that interactions occurred, the intermediary region remains poorly defined. Language differences and limited literature availability have also prevented broader understandings of regional prehistory. To address this gap, researchers are conducting the first analysis and comparative study of relevant ceramic samples. These provide scientists with one of the best tools for reconstructing prehistoric interactions. The goal is to understand not only how pottery changed across time, but how its pottery designs reflect changing relationships among populations. The investigators utilize museum collections and radiocarbon dating to achieve these goals. This binational collaborative project will present findings to both English and Spanish speaking audiences. Contemporary archaeologists apply the term “connectivity” when broadly discussing complex cultural interactions across wide geographic regions. Pottery analysis is a powerful tool for measuring cultural connectivity because ceramics were abundantly produced in multiple regions. Pottery production was regulated through formalized apprenticeship. This master/apprentice relationship resulted in the frequent replication of pottery designs and was instrumental in visually reinforcing group identity. The project investigators are producing a database that systematically compares pottery motifs against those from neighboring regions. This systematic comparison provides a unique method that measures the extent, and nature, of cultural connectivity.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.

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。近世纪来，考古学家一直在争论生活在相邻地区的前西班牙裔人口之间文化互动的程度和性质。尽管人们普遍认识到发生了相互作用，但中间区域的定义仍然很差。语言差异和有限的文献也阻碍了对区域史前史的更广泛理解。为了解决这一差距，研究人员正在对相关陶瓷样本进行首次分析和比较研究。这些为科学家提供了重建史前互动的最佳工具之一。我们的目标不仅是了解陶器如何随着时间的推移而变化，而且还了解陶器的设计如何反映人口之间不断变化的关系。研究人员利用博物馆收藏和放射性碳测年来实现这些目标。这一两国合作项目将向讲英语和西班牙语的观众展示研究结果。当代考古学家在广泛讨论跨越广泛地理区域的复杂文化互动时使用“连通性”一词。陶器分析是衡量文化连通性的有力工具，因为陶瓷在多个地区大量生产。陶器生产是通过正式的学徒制来规范的。这种师徒关系导致了陶器设计的频繁复制，并在视觉上加强了群体身份。项目调查人员正在建立一个数据库，系统地比较陶器图案与邻近地区的图案。这种系统性的比较提供了一种独特的方法来衡量文化连通性的程度和性质。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。