An Arcaeological Study in Hazara Division, Pakistan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	07041033
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Field Research
Research Field	考古学(含先史学)
Research Institution	Tokyo National Museum
Principal Investigator	NISHIOKA Yasuhiro Tokyo National Museum, Curatorial Board, Head Curator, 学芸部, 部長 (40000351)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	MATSUMOTO Nobuyuki Tokyo National Museum, Dept.of Programming, Curator, 学芸部・企画課・列品室, 室長 (30229562) GOTO Takeshi Tokyo National Museum, Dept.of Oriental Antiquities, Curator, 学芸部・東洋課・西アジア・エジプト室, 室長 (40132758) MOCHIZUKI Mikio Tokyo National Museum, Dept.of Japanese Archaeology, Curator, 学芸部・考古課・有史室, 室長 (60141991) KOIZUMI Yoshihide Tokyo National Museum, Dept.of Oriental Antiquities, Assistant Curator, 学芸部・東洋科・インド南東アジア室, 研究員 (40205315) DAINOBU Yuji Tokyo National Museum, Research and Information center, Research Curator, 資料部・研究指導室, 室長 (80163715) 時枝務東京国立博物館, 考古課, 主任研究官 (00217473) 古谷毅東京国立博物館, 考古課, 主任研究官 (40238697) 井上洋一東京国立博物館, 考古課・先史室, 室長 (60176451) 田辺征夫東京国立博物館, 考古課, 課長 (50000493) 安藤孝一東京国立博物館, 企画課, 課長 (60202785) 鷲塚泰光東京国立博物館, 次長 (80191740) 早乙女雅博東京国立博物館学芸部, 東洋課・北東アジア室, 室長 (80150035) 高浜秀東京国立博物館学芸部, 東洋課・インド・東南アジア室, 室長 (60000353)
Project Period (FY)	1995 – 1997
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
Budget Amount *help	¥44,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥44,600,000) Fiscal Year 1997: ¥15,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,200,000) Fiscal Year 1996: ¥14,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,700,000) Fiscal Year 1995: ¥14,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,700,000)
Keywords	Pakistan / Gandhara / Hazara / Buddhist temple / Stupa / Bracket / Diaper masonry / カロ-シュティー / ザールデリー / 仏教遺跡
Research Abstract	The Tokyo National Museum Archaeological Mission to Pakistan has conducted the excavation at Zaro Dheri Stupa and Monastery Site, near Shinkiari Village, Mansehra District in the Hazara Division, for the third consecutive year. During this season, the Mission dug the southeastern part of the stupa and the area around the south grand stairs that served as the main entrance to the Stupa site. the partial floor plan of the stupa as well as the architectural design of the plinth has been ascertained through the excavation at the southeastern part of the stupa. The width of the square plinth measures 25.4 meters and the diaper masonry was used for the plinth. The shape of the plinth decorated with molding elements of porous limestone called kanjur has muchm in common with other Grandhara stupas. Originally the whole surface of the plinth has been plastered, but at present the plaster has almost gone and left few traces. This stupa has been built at the center of the square platform of about 8 … More