Possible sources of archaeological maize found in Chaco Canyon and Aztec Ruin,New Mexico

Maize played a major role in Chaco's interaction with outlying communities in the southern Colorado Plateau. This paper seeks to determine where archaeological corn cobs brought to Chaco Canyon were grown. Strontium-isotope and trace-metal ratios of 180 soil-water and 18 surface-water sites in the Southern Colorado Plateau have revealed possible source areas for some of 37 archaeological corn cobs from Chaco Canyon and 10 archaeological corn cobs from Aztec Ruin, New Mexico. The most probable source areas for cobs that predate the middle-12th-century drought include several Upper Rio Chaco sites (not including Chaco Canyon). There are many potential source areas for cobs that date to the late A.D. 1100s and early 1200s, all of which lie in the eastern part of the study area. Some Athapascan-age cobs have potential source areas in the Totah, Lobo Mesa, and Dinetah regions. One Gallo Cliff Dwelling cob has a strontium-isotope ratio that exceeds all measured soil-water values. Field sites for this cob may exist in association with Paleozoic and Precambrian rocks found 80–90 km from Chaco Canyon. Potential source areas for most Aztec Ruin cobs (many of which were found in rooms dating to the first half of the 13th-century) appear to be associated with a loess deposit that blankets the Mesa Verde and McElmo Dome regions.     

新文化史、微观史和大众文化史——西方有关成果及其对中国史研究的影响

西方史学界正在发生着一个转向,新文化史、微观史、大众文化史研究的发展便是这个转向的重要标志之一.这个演讲将就这个转向的重要成果进行简要的介绍,并评述其对中国史研究的影响.演讲分四个部分,首先介绍西方新文化史和微观史学;然后概述中国史研究的有关成果;第三部分以我自己最近的研究课题为例,来看目前西方史学的这个新趋势对我自己学术发展的影响;最后,我还将就新文化史、微观史、大众文化史研究与中国史研究的若干问题提出我的一些思考.     

"新时期新史学"座谈纪要

20 0 4年 9月 2 4日至 9月 2 6日 ,应西北大学文博学院之邀 ,北京大学、清华大学、北京师范大学、中国社会科学院、吉林大学、东北师范大学、南开大学、南京大学、武汉大学、中山大学、厦门大学、河北大学、陕西师范大学和西北大学等单位的 2 0余位历史学者聚会西安 ,举办了“新时期新史学”学术研讨会 ,围绕当前中国史学的新理论与新方法、新课题及未来趋势 ,以及史学的社会功能与史学家的责任等等重大问题 ,展开了热烈的讨论。与会者的发言不乏真知灼见 ,对于推进学界的有关讨论具有重要意义。本刊特辟专栏予以发表。文稿由西北大学文博学院陈峰教授根据各位学者的发言和文字稿整理。     

新成果·新观点·新阶段——评《哈尔滨犹太侨民史》

19世纪末至20世纪初,伴随着沙俄对中国东北的殖民扩张,特别是在中东铁路修建、日俄战争、十月革命前后,大量外国侨民涌人新兴的哈尔滨,或是淘金,或是避难,或是辗转他处,使得刚刚崛起的哈尔滨成为一个名副其实的外侨之城、经贸之城、教堂之城.     

Colonialism, Past and Present, in New Mexico

San Jose de las Huertas was established as a land grant community by the Spanish crown in 1765 and occupied for about 60 years. Many of its residents returned to the area after a brief respite, to found the village of Placitas, which exists today. Archaeological excavation at Las Huertas, documentary research and oral history from descendants of the original settlers reveal the shifting impact of different colonialisms, each accompanied by an image of modernity. Spanish demands were attenuated by distance and waning power. American impositions are more problematic, involving a new political economy, conflicts over land and water, as Placitas converts to a bedroom suburb of Albuquerque.