Dissertation Research: Prehistoric Missouri Petroglyphs

尽管考古学家的工作表明， 密苏里州有丰富的史前岩画， 版画，没有全面系统的研究， 在这个丰富的数据源上。 在大卫博士的指导下 Browman，Carol Diaz-Granados女士将检查这些材料， 她博士论文研究的一部分 她联系了 三个人，并得到了他们的笔记的副本， 记录 此外，她还开始收集有关 其他以前未报告的网站通过问卷邮寄 密苏里州考古学会的600名成员， 联系了邻近地区的专业人士。 了实地调查 我会跟进所有的答复，材料的位置将是 验证 然后数据将被记录下来， 以标准化方式拍摄的版画。 传于下 分析，分组将被识别，然后每个将被 分析单个元素，主题，主题内容， 结构 分析将包括相关的 环境变量。 结果应该提供洞察力 岩石图形作为信息手段的作用 发送。 虽然考古学家同意，原则上岩石艺术提供了一个 重建史前社会的宝贵数据来源， 实际上，至少在北美， 放在这上面。 数据，如果公布，通常是分散的， 很难合成。 使用不同的记录方法。 还有， 对于数据分析，还没有广泛接受的技术。 迪亚兹-格拉纳多斯女士的项目应有助于纠正这种情况 希望能为这个领域提供一个范例和激励。 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。 一是 建立一个庞大的数据库，这将是许多人感兴趣的。 考古学家 其次，它将增加我们对 北美的过去 最后，它将协助培训 一位非常有前途的年轻科学家

Although work by avocational archaeologists has shown that the state of Missouri is rich in prehistoric rock paintings and engravings, no comprehensive and systematic research has been done on this rich data source. Under the direction of Dr. David Browman, Ms. Carol Diaz-Granados will examine these materials as part of her doctoral dissertation research. She has contacted three individuals and been given copies of their notes and records. In addition, she has begun to collect information on other previously unreported sites through a questionnaire mailing to the 600 members of the Missouri Archaeological Society and has contacted professionals in adjoining regions. A field survey will follow up all replies, and the location of materials will be verified. The data will then be recorded and the paintings and engravings photographed in a standardized way. In a following analysis, groupings will be discerned and each will then be analyzed for individual elements, motifs, theme content, and structure. Locational analyses will include related environmental variables. The result should provide insight into the function of rock graphics as a means of information transmittal. While archaeologists agree that in principle rock art provides a valuable source of data for reconstructing prehistoric societies, in practice little emphasis has, in North America at least, been placed on this. Data, if published, are usually scattered and hard to synthesize. Different recording methods are used. Also, no widely acceptable techniques exist for the analysis of data. Ms. Diaz-Granados project should help to remedy this situation and, hopefully, provide an exemplar and stimulus for this field. This research is important for several reasons. First, it will assemble a large data base which will be of interest to many archaeologists. Secondly, it will increase our understanding of North America's past. Finally, it will assist in the training of an extremely promising young scientist.