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ESTIMATE FOR HISTORICAL CHANGE OF ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS BASED ON DNA ANALYSIS OF PLANT REMAINS EXCAVATED

Research Project

Project/Area Number 05835023
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 文化財科学
Research InstitutionSHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY (1994-1995)
National Institute of Genetics (1993)

Principal Investigator

SATO Yo-ichiro  FAC.AGR., SHIZUOKA UNIV.ASSOC.PROF., 農学部, 助教授 (20145113)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SANO Isomi  SHIZUOKA PREF.RESEARCH INST.FOR BURIED PROPERTIES,HEAD INVESTIGATOR, 調査課長
Project Period (FY) 1993 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
KeywordsPLANT REMAINS / DNA / ARCHAEOLOGY / ARCHAEOLOGICAL RELICS / BURID PROPERTIES / ANCIENT ECOSYSTEM / 遺跡 / 栽培 / 考古遺跡 / 稲 / 作物 / 種鑑定 / イネ / 樹種 / 生態系
Research Abstract

DNA analysis for plant remains excavated is useful tool for estimation of the ancient ecosystem. For the aims at tracing the historical change of ancient ecosystem, we analyzed plant remains excavated from some archaeological sites in Shizuoka and other areas. The results obtained are as follows.
1. Rice grains excavated were japonica, as far as we observed.
2. Weed and leaves of tree-species were obtained from ancient paddy fields at Magarikane-kita relics. Judging from the low uniformity in terms of numbers, ancient rice cultivation was done under heterogeneous conditions.
3. Species of trees were estimted based on tips of tree excavated at Kakue relics. Tree species grown at the late Jomon period was almost same as the present ones.
4. Chestnut grains excavated at Sannai-Maruyama relics of Aomori prefecture were also analyzed. Judging by low genetic diversity based on the heterogeneity of PCR-product, primitive cultivation would be suggested for their chestnut production.
From these results, we suggest that cultivation was practiced till Jomon period. It was also suggested that high genetic diversity as well as species diversity was preserved in agroecosystem in the ancient Japan.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • 1993 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 佐藤洋一郎: "農耕と文明(講座、文明と環境(3))、梅原・安田編" 朝倉書店, (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 佐藤洋一郎: "稲とはどんな植物か" 三一書房, 202 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1993-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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