| Project/Area Number |
08610407
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
考古学(含先史学)
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
INTTOH Michiko Hokkaido Tokai University, Dept.of International Cultural Relations, Professor, 国際文化学部, 教授 (40203418)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
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| Keywords | Micronesia / archaeology / prehistoric artifacts |
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| Research Abstract |
This project was planned to compile a catalog of prehistoric Micronesian artifacts housed in various institutions in Japan.These were brought in from Micronesia during the period when Japan mandated Micronesia between WWI and WWII.A number of artifacts were housed mainly in Tokyo University Museum and in the National Museum of Ethnology.A research of locating artifacts, any information associated with these artifacts, taking drawing and photograph was carried out mainly in these institutions.A totalof 413 artifacts were selected for this project and put into a catalog
Among the artifacts, a number of excavated shell artifacts from the Nanmadol site on Pohnpei and from the Lele site on Kosrae were of significance
All the data was put into a computor catalog software, Filemaker Pro and was printed for a bound copy.the catalog was made in English and is ready for distribution
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