Dissertation Research: Archaeological Ceramics from Southern California

在Delbert True博士的指导下，Suzanne Griset女士将进行考古研究，这将有助于完成她的博士论文。她将选择一系列属于南加州路易塞诺和迪盖诺陶器传统的史前陶瓷，并从两个实验室获得数据。其中一个系列将被送往亚利桑那大学的TAMS放射性碳测年实验室，该实验室通过使用加速器技术，可以从非常少量的有机材料中获得绝对日期。从碎片的外墙上取的样品将与从内部和织物本身取的样品进行比较。其他碎片将在达勒姆大学通过热释光技术进行年代测定，以提供检查。这项研究之所以重要，有两个原因。首先，它将进一步阐明加州美洲原住民部落的史前适应和文化发展。这一领域特别令人感兴趣，因为这些群体达到了文化复杂性的水平，这在狩猎和采集社会中是极其罕见的。考古学家想要了解使这成为可能的生存和技术适应。Luiseno和Digueno的传统特别值得研究，因为初步信息表明，在这两个案例中，陶器是在令人惊讶的最近采用的。然而，这些传统的年表还没有很好地确定，这些额外的日期是必要的。其次，这项研究对陶瓷测年技术有潜在的贡献，具有重要意义。通过这种精心设计的方法和样本的选择，应该可以确定哪些技术效果最好，以及它们为什么这样做。这一结果将对在世界许多地区工作的考古学家有用。最后，该项目将有助于培养和发展一名高能力的青年科学家。

Under the direction of Dr. Delbert True, Ms. Suzanne Griset will conduct archaeological research which will contribute to the completion of her doctoral dissertation. She will select a series of prehistoric ceramics which belong to the Luiseno and Diegueno pottery traditions of southern California and obtain dates from two laboratories. One series will be sent to the University of Arizona TAMS radiocarbon dating laboratory which, through use of an accelerator technique, can produce absolute dates from very small amounts of organic material. A sample from the exterior wall of a sherd will be compared from addition samples taken from the interior and the fabric itself. Other sherds will be dated at the University of Durham by thermoluminescence techniques to provide a check. This research is important for two reasons. First, it will shed additional light on the prehistoric adaptations and cultural development of Californian native American tribes. This area is of special interest because these groups attained levels of cultural complexity which are extremely unusual among hunting and gathering societies. Archaeologists want to understand the subsistence and technological adaptations which made this possible. The Luiseno and Diegueno traditions are particularly worthy of examination because preliminary information indicates that in both cases pottery was adopted at a surprisingly recent date. However, the chronology of these traditions has not been well established and these additional dates are necessary. Secondly, this research is important for its potential contribution to the techniques of ceramic dating. Through this carefully designed selection of approaches and samples, it should be possible to determine which techniques work best and why they do so. The results will be useful to archaeologists who work in many parts of the world. Finally, this project will contribute to the training and professional development of a highly competent young scientist.