REU Site: Archaeological Field Research and Public Outreach in the Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, Arizona

该项目是一个本科生（REU）的研究体验网站，为10名考古学学生提供了一个动手，为期六周的夏季研究培训经验和公共宣传活动在亚利桑那州的Homolovi遗址州立公园。 学生进行自己的研究项目，调查在美国西南部的古代社区的经济和社会组织的变化。 作为他们的研究经验的一部分，学生们还从事公共宣传项目，这提供了一个背景下讨论考古学家和博物馆专业人员的道德责任。 该计划的目标是让学生了解如何将考古实地考察的信息与有关人类行为的更广泛问题相结合，并能够将这种往往复杂和高度技术性的知识传达给非专业观众。 智力价值-研究有助于了解古代村庄生活的起源和发展-社区组织的类型是更复杂的社会的基础。 研究的重点是在美国西南部的根本性变化时期的家庭决策策略。 由于世界其他地区的家庭建筑和村庄组织也发生了类似的变化，因此这项研究在直接地理区域之外具有有趣的意义。 更广泛的影响-REU网站增强了对亚利桑那州东北部考古学和土著人民的普通观众可用的信息。 通过学生研究项目的贡献，在Homolovi遗址国家公园的解释程序，该项目将增加由考古学家解释他们发掘的遗骸所使用的科学方法和过程的公众理解。 这种方法在美国很重要，因为对考古遗迹的伪科学解释经常抓住公众的想象力，考古遗址每天都被破坏。

This project is a research experience for undergraduates (REU) site that provides 10 archaeology students a hands-on, six-week summer research training experience and public outreach activities at the Homolovi Ruins State Park in Arizona. Students conduct their own research projects investigating changes in the economic and social organization of ancient communities in the American Southwest. As part of their research experience, students also work on public outreach projects, which provide a context to discuss the ethical responsibilities of archaeologists and museum professionals. The goal of the program is for students to understand how to integrate information from archaeological fieldwork with broader questions about human behavior and to be able to communicate this often complex and highly technical knowledge to a nonprofessional audience. Intellectual Merits- The research contributes to the understanding of the origins and development of ancient village life-the type of community organization that was the foundation of more complex societies. Research focuses on household decision-making strategies during a period of fundamental change in the American Southwest. Because similar shifts in domestic architecture and village organization have been documented in other areas of the world, the research has interesting implications beyond the immediate geographic area. Broader Impacts- The REU site enhances the information available to general audiences about archaeology and Native Peoples in Northeastern Arizona. Through the contributions of student research projects to the interpretive programs at the Homolovi Ruins State Park, the project will increase the public understanding of the scientific methods and processes used by archaeologists to interpret the remains they unearth. This type of approach is important in the United States where pseudoscientific interpretations of archaeological remains often capture the public's imagination and archaeological sites are being destroyed by vandalism on a daily basis.