| Project/Area Number |
15KK0044
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| Research Category |
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | Tokai University (2016-2018)
Kanazawa University (2015) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
Gasparyan Boris アルメニア国立考古学民族学研究所, Early Archaeology of Armenia, 研究員
Petrosyan Artur
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016 – 2018
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥13,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,000,000)
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| Keywords | 中石器時代 / 新石器時代 / コーカサス / アルメニア / 農耕牧畜の起源 / 新石器化 / 黒曜石 / 先史学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to consider the origin of the early agricultural culture that emerged in the Caucasus region at the northern end of West Asia through the archaeological investigations of the Lernagog site (ca. 7000 BC.), a Mesolithic site. Excavations revealed that round structures made of clay were discovered for the first time in the Mesolithic site in the Caucasus region, habitants of the site were hunter-gatherers, and lithic industry is similar to that of other Mesolithic sites. At present, there is no clear connection between the Lernagog and the Caucasian Neolithic sites and it is highly possible that the early agricultural culture that emerged in various areas of the Caucasus around 6000 BC was brought by immigrated farmers.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究では、アルメニアにおいて前7000年に遡る中石器遺跡をはじめて発見し発掘することに成功した。また、同遺跡から従来中石器遺跡では知られていなかった粘土を使った円形遺構を発見した。本研究の成果は、コーカサス地方の初期農耕文化の起源について考察する貴重な考古学的証拠を提供することとなった。他方、農耕の拡散という古代世界における人類史上の一大イベントの実態についても、考古資料に基づいて一つのモデルを示すことができた。
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