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Late Quatemary mammalian extinctions and human activities in the Japanese Islands

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08640590
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Stratigraphy/Paleontology
Research InstitutionAichi University of Education

Principal Investigator

KAWAMURA Yoshinari  Aichi University of Education Faculty of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (00135394)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAKAGOSHI Toshio  Faculty of Literature, Hiroshima University, Research associate, 文学部, 助手 (80144799)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
KeywordsLate Pleistocene / Holocene / Mammal / Extinction / Japanese Islands / Jomon pottery / Paleolithic tool / Cultural change
Research Abstract

It is well known that a number of mammal species became extinct all over the world during the late Quaternary. But systematic studies on such an extinction phenomenon have been rarely conducted in East Asia. Thus the present research project has attempted to collect the data concerning Late Pleistocene and Holocene fossil localities in Japan which yield extinct mammalian species. In this project, the "extinct species" comprise not only true extinct species which completely vanished from the earth, but also extant species which do not occur in all or most areas of the Japanese Islands in the present day. Taxonomical, chronological and biogeographical data are also collected on the extinct species. On the basis of these data, the timing and pattern of the extinction are inferred to consider the cause of the extinction. Archaeological data concerning the artifact transition from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene are compared with the data of the extinct mammals obtained. The extinction phenomenon in the Japanese Islands may be explained by the environmental and overkill compound hypothesis proposed by Stuart (1991).

Report

(4 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All Other

All Publications (16 results)

  • [Publications] 河村 善也: "本州中・西部における第四紀末の哺乳類の絶滅現象とそれに関連する諸問題" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. XII. 155-168 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 藤田 正勝: "帝釈峡遺跡群における後期更新世〜完新世の小型哺乳類の大きさの変化(予報)" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. XII. 113-142 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 藤田 正勝: "帝釈峡遺跡群における後期更新世〜完新世の中・大型哺乳類の大きさの変化(予報)" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. XII. 143-154 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中川 良平: "福岡県平尾台不動洞から産出した第四紀の哺乳類化石" 洞窟学雑誌. 22巻. 43-54 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] KAWAMURA,Yoshinari: "Late Quaternary mammalian extinctions in central and western Honshu, and related problems" Annual Bulletin of Hiroshima University Taishaku-kyo Sites Research Center. XII. 155-168 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] FUJITA,Masakatsu: "Preliminary report on the size changes in Late Pleistocene to Holocene micro-mammals from the Taishaku-kyo sites" Annual Bulltin of Hiroshima University Taishaku-kyo Sites Research Center. XII. 113-142 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] FUJITA,Masakatsu: "Preliminary report on the size changes in Late Pleistocene to Holocene larger mammals from the Taishaku-kyo sites" Annual Bulletin of Hiroshima University Taishaku-kyo Sites Research Center. XII. 143-154 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] NAKAGAWA,Ryohei: "Quaternary mammalian remains from Fudo-do Cave on the Hirao-dai Karst Plateau, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan" Journal of the Speleological Society of Japan. Vol.22. 43-54 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 河村善也: "本州中・西部における第四紀末の哺乳類の絶滅現象とそれに関連する諸問題" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. XII. 155-168 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田正勝: "帝釈峡遺跡群における後期更新世〜完新世の小型哺乳類の大きさの変化(予報)" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. XII. 113-142 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田正勝: "帝釈峡遺跡群における後期更新世〜完新世の中・大型哺乳類の大きさ変化(予報)" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. XII. 143-154 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 中川良平: "福岡県平尾台不動洞から産出した第四紀の哺乳類化石" 洞窟学雑誌. 22巻. 43-54 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 河村善也: "本州中・西部における第四紀末の哺乳類の絶滅現象とそれに関連する諸問題" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. X11. 155-168 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田正勝: "帝釈峡遺跡群における後期更新世〜完新世の小型哺乳類の大きさの変化(予報)" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. X11. 113-142 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田正勝: "帝釈峡遺跡群における後期更新世〜完新世の中・大型哺乳類の大きさの変化(予報)" 広島大学文学部帝釈峡遺跡群発掘調査室年報. X11. 143-154 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 中川良平: "福岡県平尾台不動洞から産出した第四紀の哺乳類化石" 洞窟学雑誌. 22巻. 43-54 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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