The development and testing of a theory of the processes that shape material culture diversity using a New Guinea dataset

使用新几内亚数据集开发和测试塑造物质文化多样性的过程理论

• 批准号: LP0883050
• 负责人: Prof Graeme Hugo
• 金额: $ 8.92万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-05-09 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0883050
• 关键词: development; testing; theory; processes; shape

Australian museums hold approximately 150,000 artefacts from the Pacific. Estimates of overseas holdings suggest another 500,000. From these collections, objects are selected for research or exhibition based on restricted themes. No attempt has yet been made to utilise these collections in a comprehensive way to maximise their research potential. This has now been done for the north-central region of New Guinea and the available information provides the opportunity to develop a theory of the processes that bring about diversity of material culture. Such a theory would be of international significance for ethnologists and archaeologists and add value to publicly-funded collections.

澳大利亚博物馆拥有大约15万个太平洋手工艺品。海外持有的估计表明另外50万。从这些收藏中，基于限制主题选择对象进行研究或展览。尚未尝试以全面的方式利用这些收藏来最大程度地发挥其研究潜力。现在，这是针对新几内亚中部地区的中北地区进行的，可用信息为开发了带来多种物质文化的过程的理论提供了机会。这种理论对民族学家和考古学家具有国际意义，并为公共资助的收藏增添价值。