• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Formation and Landscape of Jomon Stone Circle and other Monuments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09410107
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 考古学(含先史学)
Research InstitutionKokugakuin University

Principal Investigator

KOBAYASHI Tatsuo  Kokugakuin University, Department of literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (70119048)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MIYAMOTO Nagazirou  Tohoku University of Arts & Design, Department of Arts, Professor, 芸術学部, 教授 (60261252)
SUZUKI Yasuhiko  Nihon University, Department of Arts, Professor, 芸術学部, 教授 (20147680)
KUMAGAI Tsunemasa  Morioka University, Department of literature, Assistant Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (50275583)
KIMOTO Masayasu  Nagasaki Junior College of International Studies, Department of International Studies, Assistant Professor, 国際文化学科, 助教授 (30270127)
KOJIMA Toshiaki  Kanazawa University of Arts & Polytechnics, Department of Arts, Professor, 美術工芸学部, 教授 (80046169)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Keywordsstone circle / monument / landscape / mountain / solstice / equinox / formation process / two groups / 太陽の運行 / 関連記念物 / 尺度 / 縄文ランドスケープ / 影 / 2群の配石群 / 企画
Research Abstract

We has proved very successful we had seven symposium in various parts in Japan, and researched over 20 site, for example, Sannai-Maruyama in Aomori pref., Ohyu stone circles in Akita pref., Nomura in Gunma pref., Ushiisi in Yamanashi pref..
1, The result obtained in this study demonstrated that design principles for monuments in Jomon, such as stone circles, related with the movement of sun and mountains around those sites. We named this relation Jomon monuments between sun and mountains "Jomon Landscapes".
We figured out that Jomon people must have tried to express the summer and winter solstice and the vernal equinox in one monument. In many cases, main direction of features and the line from monuments to noticeable high mountains around there agreed with sunrise and sunset on the summer and winter solstice. The direction of sunrise and sunset on the vernal equinox calculate by both solstices. This attitude indicate that Jomon people took the matter important.
In addition these facts, it is assumed that three peaks had important meaning for world view of Jomon people in Kanto district. At Ushiis stone circle, the direction from there to Mitsutouge Yama indicate the direction of sunset on the vernal spring equinox, and we confined similar relation at some sites in Annaka city from where we could see Myougi mountain that also has three peaks.
2, Toru Miyao studied about the formation process of stone circles, such as Komakino, Isedoutai, Ohyu, and revealed each stone circle was formed by placing two small groups of stone arrangements both opposite side of circus.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] 宮尾亨: "自然の中に取り込んだ人工空間としての記念物"最新 縄文学の世界. 61-73 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Miyao Toru: "Jomon Monuments as a harmonious whole space mixed man-made and nature"Current Jomon Studies. 61-73 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宮尾 亨: "自然の中に取り込んだ人工空間としての記念物"最新 縄文学の世界. 61-73 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

URL: 

Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi