Dissertation Research: Tiwanaku Interaction and Land Use

9321605伯曼在马克·贝曼博士的指导下，阿尔瓦罗·伊格拉斯-黑尔先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。他将在科恰班巴山谷的两个地区进行考古调查和挖掘，科恰班巴山谷位于玻利维亚安第斯山脉的亚热带东部斜坡上。这些山谷包括不同的生态区，其中一些具有明显高于其他地区的农业潜力。伊格拉斯-黑尔将选择两个沿这条轴线变化的土地，并比较它们在一段时间内的土地使用情况。为了实现这一点，他将进行一次区域调查，记录农业潜力和考古遗址随时间的分布的差异。利用地理信息系统技术，他将绘制农业潜力的变化图，然后比较高产和低产地区的考古轨迹。特别是，他对从前提瓦纳库时代向提瓦纳库时代的过渡感兴趣。考古证据表明，安第斯地区发展了大规模的领悟国家。帝国不断扩张，合并规模较小的相邻实体。这一过程在世界范围内发生，但在安第斯山脉尤其令人感兴趣，因为该区域存在强烈的态度分带。在需要从不同的生态区获得产品的情况下，团体采取了什么策略来实现这一点？这样就形成了什么样的经济和政治机制？已经提出了许多模型。提瓦纳库帝国起源于玻利维亚高原。尽管它的影响被广泛感受到，但它与重要的边远地区是如何相互作用的还不清楚。科恰班巴山谷就是这样一个地区，通过对农业潜力高和低的分区域进行研究，伊格拉斯-黑尔先生希望了解该山谷是如何与提瓦纳库的生存网相连的。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将增加我们对人类社会与其所处环境之间相互作用的理解。它将为复杂社会的成长提供新的线索，并有助于培养一位有前途的年轻科学家。***

9321605 Bermann Under the direction of Dr. Marc Bermann, Mr. Alvaro Higueras-Hare will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will conduct archaeological survey and excavation in two areas of the Cochabamba Valley which is located on the subtropical eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes.These valleys include distinct ecozones, some with significantly higher agricultural potential than others. Mr. Higueras-Hare will select two which vary along this axis and compare their land use over time. To accomplish this he will conduct a regional survey noting both differences in agricultural potential and the distribution of archaeological sites over time. With the use of GIS techniques he will map variations in agricultural potential and then compare the archaeological trajectory of high and low producing areas. In particular he is interested in the transition from pre-Tiwanaku to Tiwanaku times. Archaeological evidence indicates that large scale prehispanic states developed in the Andean region. Empires repeatedly expanded and incorporated smaller adjacent entities. This process occurred on a worldwide basis but is particularly interesting in the Andes because of the strong attitudinal zonation in the region. Given the need to obtain products from different ecological zones, what strategies did groups employ to accomplish this? What economic and political mechanisms were thus developed? Many models have been proposed. The Tiwanaku empire had its origin in highland Bolivia. Although it's influence was widely felt, it is unclear just how it interacted with important outlying regions. The Cochabamba Valleys constitute such an area and through study of subregions of both high and low agricultural potential, Mr. Higueras-Hare hopes to learn how the Valley was tied into the Tiwanaku subsistence net. This research is important for several reasons. It will increase our understanding of the interaction between human societies and the environment in which they exist. It will shed new light on the growth of complex societies and assist in the training of a promising young scientist. ***