Dissertation Research: 14th-century Ceramic Design Change and Reorganization in East-Central Arizona

在J.Jefferson Reid博士的指导下，Scott Keuren先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。他将使用一项创新技术来检查从亚利桑那州中东部考古遗址发现的整个陶器。所有这些都是从公元1275年至公元135年的有限时间段开始的，并记录了从普韦布洛三世到普韦布洛四世时期的变化。西南部在美国考古学中占有重要地位，因为这一地区在一个严酷的半干旱地区见证了复杂的阿纳萨齐文明的兴起。由于没有轮子或驯养的动物，阿纳萨齐人修建了数百公里长的道路和大型的多层公寓楼。考古学家希望了解这个社会是如何随着时间的推移而发展和变化的。普韦布洛三/四过渡很重要，因为它标志着人口分布的重大变化。许多地区被遗弃，变得更加紧密，出现了更加集中的格局。初步数据显示，村庄之间的贸易和其他互动也发生了变化。基伦将使用陶瓷数据，试图追踪人员的流动、他们的融合以及生产和贸易战略的变化。基于他自己的初步工作，他认为，通过对陶瓷器皿上绘制的设计进行非常详细的分析，可以识别出微观风格，每一种风格都代表着一种单一的共同学习模式。通过仔细研究这些风格，可以确定一个村庄中有多少个群体，以及他们之间的互动程度。通过跨地点的比较，人们有望确定人和他们生产的陶瓷是如何在空间中移动的。Keuren先生开发了计算机化的技术，使陶瓷设计易于存储和随时获取，并便于分析。这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将产生许多考古学家感兴趣的结果，并将增加我们对美国史前的了解。基伦正在开发的技术如果成功，将具有广泛的适用性。该项目还将帮助培养一位有前途的年轻科学家。

Under the direction of Dr. J. Jefferson Reid, Mr. Scott Keuren will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will use an innovative technology to examine whole ceramic vessels recovered from archaeological sites in east-central Arizona. All date from a limited time period, between ca 1275-1325 AD and document the change from the Pueblo III to IV period. The Southwest occupies an important place in Americanist archaeology because this region saw the rise of complex Anasazi civilization in a harsh semi-arid region. Lacking the wheel or domesticated animals Anasazi peoples constructed roads hundreds of kilometers in length and large multi-story apartment houses. Archaeologists wish to understand how this society developed and changed over time. The Pueblo III/IV transition is important because it marks major changes in population distribution. Many areas were abandoned and tighter and more centralized pattern appears. Preliminary data indicate that trade and other interactions between villages were altered as well. Mr. Keuren will use ceramic data in an attempt to trace the movement of people, their amalgamation and changes in production and trade strategies. Based on his own preliminary work he argues that through a very detailed analysis of designs painted on ceramic vessels, it is possible to identify micro styles each of which indicates a single shared learning pattern. By examining these styles closely, it is possible to determine how many groups are present in a village and the degree of interaction among them. Through comparison across sites, one can hopefully determine how people and the ceramics they produce moved over space. Mr. Keuren has developed computerized techniques which allow for easy storage and ready access of the ceramic designs and which facilitate their analysis. This research is important for several reasons. It will produce results of interest to many archaeologists and will increase our understanding of United States prehistory. The techniques which Mr. Keuren is developing, if successful, will have widespread applicability. This project will also assist in training a promising young scientist.