Dissertation Research: An Archaeological Investigation of the Social and Economic Organization of a State-Initiated Town and Temple Complex in Second Millenium Egypt

在David O’connor博士的指导下，Josef Wegner先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。他和他的同事将分析他1994年在埃及南部阿比多斯现场收集的数据。在中王国时期（约公元前2040年至公元前1650年），阿比多斯（Abydos）这个大型区域中心的所在地在被埃及王国吞并后发生了重大变化。当地的邪教和宗教机构发生了重大变化，韦格纳先生希望了解这些变化的性质。到目前为止，他的田野调查主要集中在一个居民区，这个居民区与在这个过渡时期建造的寺庙有关，他收集的材料将使他能够研究这些宗教建筑是如何管理和融入更广泛的社区的。通过分析陶瓷、印章印痕和其他材料，如石器、花卉和动物遗骸，韦格纳先生将解决三个问题：1。社区组织——以城镇和寺庙为中心的人员和活动范围以及两者之间的关系；2. 定居点和寺庙维持自身的方法，以及这些方法是如何随着时间而变化的；3. 王室和国家在阿比多斯的利益性质以及中央政府对阿比多斯的控制程度。虽然这项研究的直接焦点是宗教，但其潜在目标在于政治科学领域。韦格纳先生希望了解，在早期国家中，庞大而多样的主体群体是如何被控制并融入更大的经济和政治整体的。人类学家认为，控制和操纵预先存在的社会和观念结构，如宗教制度，可以发挥核心作用，这似乎很可能发生在阿比多斯。通过他的分析，Wegner先生可以研究一个特殊的案例，研究控制这种相互作用的机制，看看它们是如何随着时间而变化的。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将为许多考古学家提供感兴趣的数据。它将揭示导致早期国家成长的机制，并将有助于培养有前途的年轻科学家。

Under the direction of Dr. David O'Connor Mr. Josef Wegner will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He and his colleagues will analyze data collected during his 1994 field season at the site of Abydos in Southern Egypt. During the Middle Kingdom period, ca. 2040-1650 B.C. the site of Abydos, a large regional center, underwent major change as it was incorporated in the kingdom of Egypt. Local cult and religious institutions underwent significant alteration and Mr. Wegner wishes to understand the nature of these changes. His fieldwork to date has focused on a residential area which is associated with temples built during this transition period and the material which he has collected will permit him to examine how these religious structures were managed and integrated into the broader community. Through the analysis of ceramics, seal impressions and other materials such as stone tools and floral and faunal remains, Mr. Wegner will address three issues: 1. community organization - the range of personnel and activities centered on town and temple and the relationship between the two; 2. the methods by which the settlement and temples sustained themselves and how this changed over time; 3. the nature of royal and state interest in Abydos and the degree of central control the central government exercised. Although the immediate focus of this research is on religion, the underlying goals lie in the realm of political science. Mr. Wegner wishes to understand how, in early states, large and diverse subject populations are controlled and integrated into the larger economic and political whole. Anthropologists have argued that control and manipulation of pre-existing social and ideational structures such as religions institutions can play a central role and it appears likely that this occurred at Abydos. Through his analysis Mr. Wegner can examine one particular case examine the mechanisms which governed this interaction and see how they changed over time. This research is important for several reasons. It will provide data of interest to many archaeologists. It will shed new light on the mechanisms which led to the growth of early states and it will assist in the training of a promising young scientist.