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会誌『考古学研究』
Vol.57 No.2(226),September,
2010
CONTENTS
PAPERS
PRESENTED AT THE 56h ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY:
HIERARCHY AND
SOCIAL STRUCTURE, Part 1
Stratification and social structure in the Jomon
period: An understanding based on the history of research, and the present
situation
YAMADA Yasuhiro
The organisational characteristics of the Yayoi
society and its hierarchisation: communications, contingency, and
networks
MIZOGUCHI Koji
ARTICLES
YAMADA Yasuhiro
Abstract: From the perspective of
the history of Jomon studies, the hypothesis of social
stratification for the Jomon period has been a serious topic for
only twenty years. While there is both approval and disapproval of
this view, it has doubtless stimulated research on Jomon society.
Although debate has subsided somewhat at present, as there are
various stances within this research, it is impossible to affirm or
deny categorically the question of stratification. Also, according
to discussions focusing specifically on burial customs, there are
hints of conditions which might well be taken as differences in
class, and it will likely be necessary to conduct examinations in
the future while considering the possibility that Jomon society was
stratified. Nevertheless, in discussing the existence of
stratification in the Jomon period, examinations must be made from a
comprehensive perspective which takes account of not only concrete
and specific studies of burial customs, but also matters such as
residence and livelihood, group structure, and spiritual
culture.
Keywords: Jomon period;
social stratification; egalitarian society; burial customs; social
structure.
MIZOGUCHI Koji
Abstract: This paper argues
that the organisation of the Yayoi society can be characterised by
its sodality-based networks through which various types of social
communication were maintained. The paper shows that an increase in
scale and complexity of such networks generated differential
centralities between residential communities, and such process of
network expansion and consequent centralisa-tion led to the
development of strategies for the reproduction of social cohesion,
which gradually shifted from the communal ethos-based ones to the
hierarchisation-oriented ones during the Yayoi period.
Keywords: Communication;
hirarchisation; centrality; network analysis; Yayoi
period.
Haniwa production in northern Musashi district
from an analysis of the place of production
JOKURA Masayoshi
Regionality of seventh to eighth century Haji cooking vessels: An examination of the region including the Onishitsukanomoto site in the northern Yamato highland
IDO Ryuta
JOKURA Masayoshi
Abstract: This paper aims to
reconstruct the production and distribution system of haniwa
(terracotta clay figures and cylinders placed on burial mounds
during the protohistoric Kofun period in Japan) through an analysis
of hakeme (marks formed through surface treatment on haniwa with a
piece of wood) to identify their producers, using the data from two
haniwa kiln sites, Ubagasawa and Sakurayama, in northern Musashi
(Saitama prefecture). I find haniwa with the same hakeme also
sharing other typological features as well, demonstrating that they
were produced by a small number of manufacturers at almost the same
time. The temporal sequence of each of the haniwa groups sharing
hakeme is made clear in terms of sequential relations among their
kilns by reconstructing the stages of haniwa production at each
kiln, based on excavation data. In addition, the burial mounds whose
haniwa were supplied by each kiln can be identified by matching
their hakeme.
Based on the analysis above, I classify the haniwa kilns in this district into two types: one is a production centre, like the Oinezuka site, whose products were mainly bound for chiefly mounds, while being distributed broadly as far as the Tokyo bay area; the other consists of production satellites for local supply to smaller adjacent mounds central to the Hiki and ?sato areas, and intermittently furnishing chiefly mounds as well. It is interpreted that this double structure, with a centre and satellites of haniwa production, was established under a stratified local society with the chiefs of the Sakitama tomb group at the top, during the late sixth century in northern Musashi.
Based on the analysis above, I classify the haniwa kilns in this district into two types: one is a production centre, like the Oinezuka site, whose products were mainly bound for chiefly mounds, while being distributed broadly as far as the Tokyo bay area; the other consists of production satellites for local supply to smaller adjacent mounds central to the Hiki and ?sato areas, and intermittently furnishing chiefly mounds as well. It is interpreted that this double structure, with a centre and satellites of haniwa production, was established under a stratified local society with the chiefs of the Sakitama tomb group at the top, during the late sixth century in northern Musashi.
Keywords: Haniwa; production
site; haniwa groups with the same hakeme; production centre;
production satellite.
Regionality of seventh to eighth century Haji cooking vessels: An examination of the region including the Onishitsukanomoto site in the northern Yamato highland
IDO Ryuta
Abstract: Haji ware cooking
vessels from the Onishitsukanomoto site, attributed to the eighth
century, have as the main vessel shape a necked pot with an everted
rim. These pots, which predominate in the adjacent areas as well,
are the so-called Omi style Haji cooking pot, regarded as
characteristic of the Omi region. But in recent years, the existence
of smaller-scale regionality within the wider distributional sphere
of the Omi style Haji cooking pot has been pointed out, based on
differences in characteristics of the fine details. In this paper,
through a comparative analysis of the morphology of the everted rim,
one of the main characteristics of so-called Omi style Haji cooking
pot, the existence of sub-regions was confirmed from similarities
and differences recognized within this type, and among these it was
possible to glimpse one aspect of the sphere of daily life shared by
the Onishitsukanomoto site with Iga and Nabari.
Keywords: Omi style Haji
cooking pot; necked pots with everted rims; typology; range of
variation;
sub-region.
RESEARCH NOTES
The height of burial mounds: Its transformation
in the southern Kibi region
UGAKI Tadamasa
Absolute dating of iron swords with decorative
metal fittings in ancient Japan
FUKUSHIMA Masayoshi
REPORTS,
NEWS AND APPEALS
UGAKI Tadamasa
Abstract: Previous research on
burial mounds of the Kofun period has generally overlooked mound
height. This paper examines temporal change in the
height-to-diameter ratio and angle of the slope for the round part
of keyhole-shaped burial mounds in the southern Kibi
region.
Mound height decreased steadily from the Early Kofun period. This resulted from changes in site location and construction methods of the mounds, which were made by shaping mountain summits in the Early Kofun, then built atop low hills on flatland areas by piling large amounts of fill in the Middle Kofun. Relative mound height was lowest in the middle part of the Middle Kofun, then started to change from the latter half of the fifth century, reaching a peak in height at the end of the century. The slope angle was approximately 27 degrees during the period between the Early and the latter half of the Middle Kofun periods, then with the increase in height it changed to a sharp angle of around 40 degrees by the end of the fifth century.
The end of the fifth century witnessed significant change in burial mounds, with the introduction of new burial practices from the Korean Peninsula such as offerings of Sue ware and the adoption of horizontal stone chambers. While it is thought that the increase in mound height was also due to influence from the Korean Peninsula, most likely from Gaya and Silla, at the same time it is possible that mound height became an additional standard for burial mound construction, along with length which had served alone until then. The greater mound height was achieved through the introduction of new methods for embankment. At the same time, stone paving which had been set on the mound surface since the Early Kofun was falling into disuse. It is therefore concluded that burial mound construction changed dramatically at the end of the fifth century.
Mound height decreased steadily from the Early Kofun period. This resulted from changes in site location and construction methods of the mounds, which were made by shaping mountain summits in the Early Kofun, then built atop low hills on flatland areas by piling large amounts of fill in the Middle Kofun. Relative mound height was lowest in the middle part of the Middle Kofun, then started to change from the latter half of the fifth century, reaching a peak in height at the end of the century. The slope angle was approximately 27 degrees during the period between the Early and the latter half of the Middle Kofun periods, then with the increase in height it changed to a sharp angle of around 40 degrees by the end of the fifth century.
The end of the fifth century witnessed significant change in burial mounds, with the introduction of new burial practices from the Korean Peninsula such as offerings of Sue ware and the adoption of horizontal stone chambers. While it is thought that the increase in mound height was also due to influence from the Korean Peninsula, most likely from Gaya and Silla, at the same time it is possible that mound height became an additional standard for burial mound construction, along with length which had served alone until then. The greater mound height was achieved through the introduction of new methods for embankment. At the same time, stone paving which had been set on the mound surface since the Early Kofun was falling into disuse. It is therefore concluded that burial mound construction changed dramatically at the end of the fifth century.
Keywords: Burial mounds; mound
height; slope angle; stone paving.
FUKUSHIMA Masayoshi
Abstract: This article
discusses the absolute dating of iron swords with decorative metal
fittings in ancient Japan through a comparative analysis of
chronological change for these items and the period when clustered
mounded tombs increased. As a result, the author concludes that the
inscription of the boshin year of the sexagenary cycle on the iron
sword from the Midani No. 2 tomb corresponds to 668, and can be used
as a pivotal point in considering absolute dates for this period.
This result is consistent with Shiraishi's chronological framework
for the Kofun period of Japan.
Keywords: Kofun period;
absolute dating; iron swords with decorative metal fittings; ancient
weapons; Midani No. 2
tomb.
Report of attendance of the 14th symposium for the
preservation of war remains at Haebaru
IWASAKI Kumi
Report of attendance the 41st meeting of the National Association for Protection of Cultural Properties at Tomo
IDA Satoru
IWASAKI Kumi
Report of attendance the 41st meeting of the National Association for Protection of Cultural Properties at Tomo
IDA Satoru
BOOK REVIEWS
NOJIMA Hisashi. Iron culture in Process of Early State
Formation
UOZU Tomokatsu
Division of Monuments, Department of Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, eds. Excavation Manual: Excavation of Settlement sites, and Excavation Manual: Analysis and Report.
The Committee problems on the protection of cultural properties
NEW PERSPECTIBES IN
ARCHAEOLOGY
UOZU Tomokatsu
Division of Monuments, Department of Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, eds. Excavation Manual: Excavation of Settlement sites, and Excavation Manual: Analysis and Report.
The Committee problems on the protection of cultural properties
Redefining the remains of
warfare(2): Current Archaeology of war in Korea
NAKAMURA Daisuke
NAKAMURA Daisuke
HISTORIC PARKS ON THE MOVE
Gusuku in Ryukyu where people gather and their hearts
reside: Nakijin Gusuku, Okinawa Prefecture
MIYAGI Hiroki
MIYAGI Hiroki
VISIT TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Hisaizumi site, Tonami city, Toyama
NOHARA Daisuke
Archaeological sites of Bat, Oman
KONDO Yasuhisa
NOHARA Daisuke
Archaeological sites of Bat, Oman
KONDO Yasuhisa
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