An experimental study on the construction of a data base and a information system to compare archaeological artifacts with picture scrolls in medieval Japan

• Project/Area Number: 07551008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 展開研究
• Research Field: 考古学(含先史学)
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO Naoto Nagoya University, School of Letters, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (60240800)
• Project Period (FY): 1995 – 1997
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000); Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000); Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000); Fiscal Year 1995: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
• Keywords: picture scroll

Research Abstract

As multi-media technology has developed, the application of computers in many diverse fields has been actively researched. As a result, the demand for computer applications in archaeological artifacts is very high. There are large amounts of archaeological remains which are precious and must be preserved. I have three purposes on this study. The first is to construct a data base to compare artifacts found at archaeological sites with objects drawn on picture scrolls in medieval Japan (twelfth-fifteenth centuries), using a computers and a scanner. The second is to make and test a data base system and a functional information system by two computers. The third is the comparative study of archaeological remains with picture scrolls.