NSF Org:	OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Recipient:	BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Initial Amendment Date:	April 11, 2005
Latest Amendment Date:	April 11, 2005
Award Number:	0452900
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Anna Kerttula de Echave OPP  Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	April 15, 2005
End Date:	March 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$38,265.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$38,265.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2005 = $38,265.00
History of Investigator:	Liam Frink (Principal Investigator) liam.frink@unlv.edu Karen Harry (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 S MARYLAND PKWY LAS VEGAS NV  US  89154-9900 (702)895-1357
Sponsor Congressional District:	01
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 S MARYLAND PKWY LAS VEGAS NV  US  89154-9900
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	01
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	DLUTVJJ15U66
Parent UEI:	F995DBS4SRN3
NSF Program(s):	ASSP-Arctic Social Science, ARC Rsch Support & Logistics, EPSCoR Co-Funding
Primary Program Source:	0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT app-0405
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, OTHR, 9150, 1079
Program Element Code(s):	522100, 520500, 915000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.078

ABSTRACT

The proposed research is to undertake ethno-archaeological and experimental investigation on ceramic manufacture in the Southwest region of Alaska to better understand the social, economic, and environmental context of indigenous pottery production. The pottery of this region is of particular interest because of its unrefined character and the fact that it was utilized among mobile hunter-gatherers - a very rare occurrence, pottery being primarily adopted for use by sedentary groups. The proposal, which at its core is based on archaeological theory, is unique in two ways: a) the design involves interviewing local people to gain insight into archaeological phenomenon, b) the PI will do experiments to better understand the production and use of the ceramics.

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