US-Guyana: Planning Visit -ECOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN GUYANA

这项美国-圭亚那规划访问建议将支持PI Neil Whitehead博士和Michael Heckenberger博士对圭亚那大学乔治西蒙先生和美国研究单位协调员的规划访问，2009年8月。 这次访问的主要目的是进行合作准备和试点研究，以评估圭亚那Hitia的Lokono传统村庄周围的考古沉积物，这将为制定一个全面的多年项目奠定基础。 这个跨学科的研究小组将由来自威斯康星州和佛罗里达大学、佛罗里达自然历史博物馆、佛罗里达大学土地利用和环境变化研究所的研究人员以及来自美国其他大学和组织的个人组成。S和国外。 该项目将为学生参与提供多种机会，并将促进对保护，发展以及新热带地区文化和自然过程相互作用问题的理解和兴趣。

This U.S- Guyana Planning Visit proposal will support PIs Dr. Neil Whitehead and Dr. Michael Heckenberger on a planning visit to Mr. George Simon from the University of Guyana and coordinator of the Ameridian Research Unit, August of 2009. The primary goal of the visit is to do collaborative preparation and a pilot study to assess archaeological deposits around the Lokono traditional village of Hitia, Guyana that will provide the groundwork for developing a comprehensive, multi-year project. The interdisciplinary team proposed for future research involves faculty researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Florida, the Florida Museum of Natural History, and the Land Use and Environmental Change Institute at UF as well as individuals from other universities and organizations in the U. S and abroad. The project will provide diverse opportunities for student participation and will promote understanding and interest in issues of conservation, development, and the interplay of cultural and natural processes in the Neotropics.