| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Research Abstract |
This study examines the transition of human mobility and residential patterns from the Upper Palaeolithic to the incipient Jomon periods in Kyushu by applying two methods (site istribution analysis and obsidian consumption analysis) to stone tool industries in southern Kyushu. The findings show that obsidian was utilized during three epochs of the Upper Paleolithic period: 1) the emergence of obsidian use in Phase 2; the influx of non-local obsidian (> 100 km) in Phase 5; and the selective use of good quality obsidian in wider areas in Phase 8. Furthermore, it is clear that changes in site distribution occurred intermittently with the increase or decrease of the sites. Therefore, it can be concluded that changes in site distribution and lithic raw material consumption are generally linked, which is based on the frequency of human mobility and the diversity of residential patterns.
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