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Study on transition and propagation of copper alloy design technology in South Caucasus and West Asia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K18119
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Cultural assets study and museology
Archaeology
Research InstitutionTeikyo University

Principal Investigator

Fujisawa Akira  帝京大学, 付置研究所, 講師 (70720960)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywordsヒ素銅 / 青銅 / 鉛同位体比 / コーカサス / 銅合金 / 流通 / 西アジア / 分析 / 南コーカサス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Copper alloy objects from the early Bronze Age to the Iron Age in Georgia were investigated for alloy chemical composition and lead isotope ratio. As a result, the types of copper alloys detected are high-purity copper, arsenic copper, bronze, copper-tin-arsenic alloys, and copper-antimony alloys, and different alloy was designed depending on the type of objects. In addition, from the results of lead isotope ratio measurement, alloy type and amount of lead content, they can be classified into three, 1) arsenic copper materials from the early Bronze Age, 2) non-bronze materials from the Middle Bronze Age, and 3) bronze materials from the Middle Bronze Age. The first and second are locally produced. It is probable that bronze material or bronze products were imported because the provenance of the copper ore used in bronze is different from another groups.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで銅合金の起源については考古学的研究により検証が行われてきた。本研究では、最初期の砒素銅合金がジョージア起源であること、青銅は外部よりもたらされたことが科学的データを元に客観的に示すことが出来た。当時の技術の発展と伝播を明らかにすることにより、金属加工技術史だけでなく、古代世界の成り立ちを考証する一助になり得る。現代社会に続く社会の成り立ちを明らかにすることは、今後のよりよい社会の創造に繋がると考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 国立博物館/文化遺産保護庁(ジョージア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ジョージア国立博物館/文化遺産保護庁/トビリシ大学(ジョージア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] イラン国立博物館/文化遺産・観光・工芸庁(イラン)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] イラン国立博物館/イラン文化遺産・工芸・観光庁(イラン)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ジョージア国立博物館/文化遺産保護庁(ジョージア)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 古代ジョージアにおける銅合金利用と流通2019

    • Author(s)
      藤澤 明, Nino Kebuladze, Nino Kalandaze
    • Organizer
      日本文化財科学会第36回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-02-22  

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