会誌『考古学研究』

Abstract: The research project of ancient monuments in Korea, sponsored by the Office of Governor-General of Korea, was conducted by Japanese researchers including members from the Imperial University of Tokyo and Kyoto Imperial University?; however, Korean researchers were excluded from the project. During this project, while excavated materials and photographic plates were stored at the Museum of the Office of the Governor-General of Korea, the field notes and drawings were brought back to Japan in order to publish research reports. This system not only impeded the smooth publication of the research reports, but also led to the division of the research material after WW2. The outcomes of this project influenced 'Japanese' archaeology in the periods both before and after the war. During the period of Colonial Korea, several local museums were established and Japanese individuals living in Korea were involved in the establishment and management of these museums. This situation partly reflected the localism movement which existed in Japan at that time, which aimed to establish local museums, however there were some aspects of this movement that were specific to Colonial Korea.

Keywords: Colonial Korea; Japanese archaeology; Geumgwanchong tomb; surveying technique; museum.

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the implications of the traces of stone-tool making activities left at diverse locations by stone age people, meaning the spatial arrangements of lithic industries which start from lithic sources, in terms of the efficiency of lithic supply. The early Upper Paleolithic industries, the late microblade industry of the terminal Upper Paleolithic, and the blade arrowhead industry of the Initial Jomon period in Hokkaido are examined with regard to the production of flakes or blades, focusing especially on the influence exerted by the structure of technology on the efficiency of lithic supply. It becomes clear that the technological structure had a remarkable breadth of variation, ranging from forms making it efficient to transport flakes or blades out from source areas to those making it efficient to transport cores or core blanks instead.

Keywords: Lithic resource; lithic industry; blade technology; Hokkaido; behavioral ecology.

Abstract: In this paper I study swords with ring attachments from ancient Japan. The ring attachment is placed on the side of the scabbard in order to suspend the sword. I classify the forms of the ring attachments into six types, which fall into five chronological phases. I revealed that swords with the ring attachments were widely distributed in East Japan after Phase 3 (the second quarter of the seventh century). Conversely, unfinished ring attachments have been recovered from archaeological sites in Asuka, where the capital was located in the seventh century. This implies that swords with ring attachments were produced in Asuka and distributed to East Japan. According to historical documents, in the second quarter of the seventh century, the Emperor's family gained sufficient power to become politically self-sustaining, no longer needing the support of other powerful clans, and started to expand its political influence toward the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan. The study demonstrates that the distribution of swords with ring attachments reflects the political situation at that time.

Keywords: Swords with ring attachments; swords with ornaments; swords with round wooden hilts; swords with rectangular hilts; the reign of Emperor Jomei.