Dissertation Research: Prehistoric Cultural Development and Highland-Lowland Rainforest Interaction in the Northeastern Andes of Peru

在理查德·伯格博士的指导下，沃伦·丘奇先生将 为他的博士论文收集资料。他将分析 在Cueva Manachaki遗址发掘的考古材料 它位于秘鲁东部的“云雾森林”地区。 这一地区位于中等海拔， 安第斯草原从低洼的热带亚马逊雨林。 该网站本身是一个小岩石庇护所，其中包含精细 覆盖陶瓷层的分层沉积物 时期挖掘不仅产生了大量的 陶瓷和石质材料， 仍然存在。丘奇先生和他的同事将分析这些 材料，以实现三个目标：1。以确定文化 这个鲜为人知的区域的序列; 2.为了检验这一假设 长期的文化发展和随后的评估， 通过分析不同的移民假设， 文化序列的连续性和变化; 3.到 识别和解释高地-低地雨林证据 互动 秘鲁具有很大的考古价值，原因有几个。它 我看到了一系列复杂的国家级社会的兴起， 西班牙人的到来该区域的特点还包括： 强烈的垂直地带性，位于安第斯山脉的陡峭隆起处 创造了一系列不同的生态区。 已经开发了许多模型，这些模型将 复杂的社会需要协调的运动 跨区域的生活物资。虽然大规模的挖掘 为一些地区提供了出色的数据库，其他地区包括 云雾森林鲜为人知。丘奇先生假设 当地的适应发生在这个区域内， 不仅仅是高地和低地之间的一个驿站 Cueva Manachaki独特遗址的材料分析 让他来评估这个想法。 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将提供 许多考古学家感兴趣的数据。这将增加我们的 了解导致发展的过程 复杂的社会，并将协助培训一个有前途的 年轻的科学家

Under the direction of Dr. Richard Burger Mr. Warren Church will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will analyze archaeological materials excavated at the site of Cueva Manachaki which is located in the "cloud forest" region of Eastern Peru. This area lies at a middle altitude and separates the high open Andean grasslands from the low lying tropical Amazon rainforest. The site itself is a small rock shelter which contains finely stratified deposits which span the per-ceramic through ceramic periods. Excavation has yielded not only large quantities of ceramic and lithic materials but also well preserved organic remains. Mr Church and his colleagues will analyze these materials to accomplish three goals: 1. to determine the cultural sequence for this little known region; 2. to test the hypothesis of long-term cultural development and subsequent evaluation of the alternative migration hypotheses through analysis of continuity and change in the cultural sequence; and 3. to identify and interpret evidence for highland-lowland rainforest interaction. Peru is of great archaeological interest for several reasons. It saw the rise of a series of complex state level societies before arrival of the Spanish. The region is also characterized by strong vertical zonation where the steep rise of the Andes creates a number of distinct ecological zones in close proximity. Many models have been developed which link the development of complex societies to the need to coordinate the movement of subsistence goods across zones. While extensive excavations have provided excellent data bases for some regions, others including the cloud forest are little understood. Mr. Church hypothesizes that local adaption took place within this zone and that it served as more than a way station between highlands and lowlands. Analysis of materials from the unique site of Cueva Manachaki will allow him to evaluate this idea. This research is important for several reasons. It will provide data of interest to many archaeologists. It will increase our understanding of the processes which lead to the development of complex societies and will assist in the training of a promising young scientist.