Dissertation Research: Prehistoric Social Interaction and the Aggregated Settlement Systems on the Northern Colorado Plateau

考古调查将在科罗拉多州西南部一个史前人口稠密的地区进行。两个13世纪的大型阿纳萨齐遗址将被调查，以了解定居系统的发展以及遗址与环境的关系。本项目将研究地方和区域互动网络作为社会对日益增加的社会和环境压力的反应的作用。研究人员将测试这样一种观点，即社交网络变得更本地化、更受限制，当压力增加时，一群人使用的区域会更小。更大的区域网络将被非必需品贸易的增长所取代。除了提供有关科罗拉多高原的新信息外，这项研究还将帮助我们了解人类为了缓冲不确定性、风险、环境和社会变化而使用的各种反应。这项研究有助于我们理解社会对环境压力的反应。

Archaeological investigations will be undertaken in a prehistorically densely populated area of southwestern Colorado. Two large 13th century Anasazi sites will be surveyed to look at the development of the settlement system and the relationship of the sites to the environment. This project will examine the role of local and regional interaction networks as a society's response to increasing social and environmental stresses. The researcher will test the idea that social networks become localized and more circumscribed and that a group of people use a smaller area when stresses increase. Larger area networks will be replaced by increases in trade in nonessential goods. In addition to providing new information on the Colorado Plateau, this research will help us understand the variety of responses humans use in order to buffer themselves against uncertainty, risk, and environmental and social change. This research has relevance in helping us understand how societies respond to environmental stress.