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A Study on the Prehistoric.Urbanization in the Northern Levant

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13571034
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field 考古学(含先史学)
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

TSUNEKI Akira  University of Tsukuba, Institute of History and Anthropology, Associate Professor, 歴史・人類学系, 助教授 (70192648)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) AKAHANE Sadayuki  Shinsyu University, Department of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (40089090)
TAKIZAWA Makoto  Shizuoka University, Department of Humanities, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (90222091)
MIYAKE Yutaka  Tokyo Kaseigakuin University, Department of Humanities, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (60261749)
HISADA Kenichiro  University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geology, Associate Professor, 地球科学系, 助教授 (50156585)
NAKAMURA Toru  University of Tsukuba, Institute of Agriculture, Professor, 農林学系, 教授 (60015881)
HUDSON Mark  筑波大学, 第一学群, 外国人教師 (20284052)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥12,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥4,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000)
KeywordsLevant / Syria / Neolithic / Urbanization / Social complexities / Tell el-Kerkh / Material adminis tration system / Craft specialization / レヴァント / 封泥システム / 専業化
Research Abstract

We have been working on the site, named Tell el-Kerkh, located in the Rouj Basin, northwest Syria since 199?. This site is one of the largest Neolithic settlements in the Near East, and our first investigations disclosed that the site is quite important for understanding the urbanization, social complexities, craft specialization processes in prehistory. The offered project is the second investigations on the site, and we tried to clear the prehistoric city formation and social integration processes. We executed not only the excavations at. Tell el=Kerkh, but also the general surveys around the site to detect the prehistoric settlement patterns. The summary of our results is as follows
(1)The settlement. of Tell el-Kerkh dates back to the early PPNB period (9^<th> millennium b.c.), and the emergence of this settlement closely relates to the beginning of agriculture
(2)The paleo-botanical studies disclosed that the wheat. and lentils have already been domesticated in the settlement of Tell el-Kerkh. The pig and cattle domestication was also the important subsistence for the Neolithic people there
(3)Therefore, the neolithization in northwest Syria dates to the early as in the middle Euphrates region
(4)The neolithization process advanced very rapidly at Tell el-Kerkh. Within one thousand years, a hierarchical settlement system, centered by Tell el-Kerkh, appeared in the basin. The settlement grew over 20ha, and it. imported erotic precious stones from outside the basin to produce tools and ornaments. At the same time, the craft specialization slid the complicated material administration systems developed in the settlement

Report

(4 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (29 results)

All Other

All Publications (29 results)

  • [Publications] TSUNEKI, A: "A neolithic foundation deposit at tell 'Ain el-Kerkh"Magic Practices and Ritual in the Near Eastern Neolithic, (Studies in Early Near Eastern Production). 7. 133-143 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TANIGUCHI, Y, TSUNEKI, A: "The First Fake? Imitation Turquoise Beads Recovered from a Syrian Neolithic Site, Tell el-Kerkh"Studies in Conservation. 47. 175-183 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] TSUNEKI, A et al.: "Fourth Preliminary Report of the Excavations at Tell el-Kerkh"Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum. 21. 1-30 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] ARIMURA, M: "Tell 'Ain el-Kerkh, site PPNB ancien dans le nord-ouest de la Syrie?"Orient Express. 02/4. 103-108 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] MAEDA, O: "A Large Obsidian Core from Tell 'Alu el-Kerkh, Northwest Syria"Neo-Lithic. 2/02. 1-3 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "新石器時代の巨大集落"今よみがえる古代オリエント. 10. 31-36 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] IWASAKI, T, TSUNEKI, A: "Archaeology of the Rouj Basin"University of Tsukuba. 204 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneki, A.: "A Neolithic Foundation Deposit at Tell "Ain el-Kerkh"Magic Practices and Ritual in the Near Eastern Neolithic (Gebel, H., Hermansen, D, Jensen, C (eds.))(Ex Oriente, Berlin (2002)). 133-143 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Iwasaki, T., Tsuneki, A.: "Archaeology of the Rouj Basin : A Regional Study of the Transition from Village to City in North west Syria"Al-Shark 2, University of Tsukuba, Studies for west Asian Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Tsukuba. 204 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Taniguchi, Y., Hirao, Y., Shimazu, Y., Tsuneki, A: "The First Fake? Imitation Turquoise Beads Recovered from a Syrian Neolithic Site, Tell el-Kerkh"Studies in Conservation. 47. 175-183 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneki, A., Hydar, J., Miyake, Y., Maeda, O., Odaka, T., Tanno, K., Hasegawa A.: "Fourth Preliminary Report of the Excavations at Tell el-Kerkh, Northwestern Syria"Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum XXI. 130 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Arimura, M.: "Tell 'Ain el-Kerkh, site PPNB ancien dans le nord-ouest de la Syrie? Etude preliminaire du materiel lithique des couches les plus anciennes"Orient Express 2002/4. 103-108 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Maeda, O.: "A Large Obsidian Core from Tell 'Ain el-Kerkh, Northwest Syria"Neo-Lithic 2/02. 1-3 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Odaka, T.: "Fide Painted Wares in the Neolithic Northern Levant : The Earliest Evidence from Tell Ain El-Kerkh, the Rouj Basin"Orient Express 2003/4. 80-81 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "レヴァントの歴史と環境考古学"安田喜憲編「環境考古学ハンドブック」(朝倉書店). (単行本). 594-604 (2004)

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      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃, 長谷川 敦章: "シリア・イドリブ県及びラタキア県における考古学的踏査2003"今よみがえる古代オリエント. 11. 33-39 (2004)

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      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tsuneki, A: "The Prehistoric Settlement Pattern of the Rouj Basin"Proceedings of 2^<nd> ICAANE. (印刷中). (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Taniguchi, Y, Tsuneki, et al.: "The first fake? Imitation turquoise beads from a Syrian Neolithic Site, Tell el-Kerkh"Studies in Conservation. 47. 175-183 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "都市の原像を求めて"Oriente. 24. 14-20 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "テル・エル・ケルク遺跡2000年度調査"今よみがえる古代オリエント. 11. 72-80 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Iwasaki, T., Tsuneki, A.: "Archaeology of the Rouj Basin"Institute of History and Anthropology, University of Tsukuba. 208 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Taniguchi, Y., Tsuneki, A.et al.: "The first fake? Imitation turquoise beads, recovered from a syrian Neolithic site, Tell el-kerkh"Studies in Conservation. 47. 175-183 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tsuneki, A.: "The Prehistoric settlement pattern of the Rouj Basin"Proceedings of 2^<nd> ICAANE, Copenhagen. (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "都市の原像を求めて"Oriente. 24. 14-20 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "テル・エル・ケルク遺跡2000年度調査"今よみがえる古代オリエント. 72-80 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Iwasaki, T., Tsuneki, A: "Archaedogy of the Rouj Basin"Institute of History and Anthropology, Univ.of Tsukuba. 208 (2003)

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      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] A.Tsuneki et al.: "Fourth Preliminary Report of the Excavations' at Tell el-Kerk(2000)"Bulletion of the Ancient Orient Museum,Tokyo. 21. 1-30 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "テル・エル・ケルク遺跡2000年度調査"古代オリエント世界を掘る. 第8回. (2002)

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 常木 晃: "交換メカニズムをめぐる考古学研究の行方"西アジア考古学. 2. 1-6 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report

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