A study of the transformation of lithic reduction technology in the Upper Paleolithic of Northeastern Asia

• Project/Area Number: 25370883
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Takakura Jun 北海道大学, 埋蔵文化財調査センター, 助教 (30344534)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KATO Shinji 独立行政法人国立文化財機構奈良文化財研究所, 企画調整部, 展示企画室長 (20261125) ; NAGANUMA Masaki 北海道大学, アイヌ・先住民研究センター, 准教授 (80601418)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: 石器 / 剥離技術 / フラクチャー・ウィング / 動作連鎖 / 押圧剥離法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research proposes that the emergence of the standardized microblade technology posed a significant transformation of the lithic technology in the Upper Paleolithic of Northeastern Asia. In particular, the transformation from the percussion microblade flaking to the pressure microblade flaking occurred during the LGM across a broad geographical area. In addition, the result of my research shows that the pressure flaking for the microblade production was deeply related to the adoption of the percussion flaking using organic hammers for the blade and flake production.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] フラクチャー・ウィングの分析と押圧細石刃剥離技術の研究 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Journal Title: 岩宿フォーラム2015石器製作技術 Volume: 2015 Pages: 22-29
• [Journal Article] 広郷型細石刃核における細石刃剥離および彫器への転用過程 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Journal Title: 論集忍路子 Volume: 4 Pages: 103-118
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 北海道での押圧細石刃剥離技術出現以前の石器群における剥離方法の同定 (2014)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Journal Title: 北大史学 Volume: 54 Pages: 1-25
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 北東アジアにおける細石刃剥離技術の多様性を解明する (2016)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Organizer: 第17回北アジア調査研究報告会
  • Place of Presentation: 石川県立歴史博物館（石川県金沢市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-02-27
• [Presentation] フラクチャー・ウィングの分析と押圧細石刃剥離技術の研究 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Organizer: 岩宿フォーラム2015
  • Place of Presentation: 岩宿資料館（群馬県みどり市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-01
• [Presentation] Re- thinking small: a difference between before and after the appearance of microblade technology in northeastern Asia (2015)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Organizer: 5th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution
  • Place of Presentation: British Museum (UK)
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-10
• [Presentation] The Tougeshita method reconsidered: a technological assessment of the microblade assemblages in Hokkaido, Northern Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Organizer: XIX INQUA congress
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋コンベンションセンター（愛知県名古屋市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-29
• [Presentation] 「細石刃」剥離技術をどのように定義すべきか (2015)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Organizer: 第13回日本旧石器学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学（宮城県仙台市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-20
• [Presentation] 広郷型細石刃核を伴う石器群での剥離技術分析 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純
  • Organizer: 第16回北アジア調査研究報告会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学（東京都文京区）
  • Year and Date: 2015-02-21 – 2015-02-22
• [Presentation] Identifying the pressure microblade production using the fracture wings: recent research from the Middle Upper Paleolithic Hokkaido, Northern Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Organizer: International workshop on paleoecology and human behavioral adaptation around the LGM in Eurasia
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京（東京都八王子市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-28
• [Presentation] Tanged points and the middle Upper Paleolithic assemblages in Hokkaido, Northern Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura and Kenji Suzuki
  • Organizer: The 7th International Symposium of the Asian Paleolithic Association
  • Place of Presentation: Gongju National University (Korea)
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-12 – 2014-11-16
• [Presentation] The technological and behavioral transformation in the middle Upper Paleolithic of Hokkaido, Northern Japan: Interpreting the emergence of pressure microblade production and its significance (2014)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Organizer: XVII World UISPP Congress
  • Place of Presentation: University of Burgos (Spain)
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-01 – 2014-09-07
• [Presentation] 北海道における押圧細石刃剥離技術の出現 (2013)
  • Author(s): 高倉純
  • Organizer: シンポジウム日本列島における細石刃文化の起源
  • Place of Presentation: 浅間縄文ミュージアム（長野県）
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Lithic refitting and prehistoric skill learning processes (2013)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Organizer: International symposium on chert and other knappable materials
  • Place of Presentation: University of Iasi（Romania）
• [Presentation] Teaching and skill learning: a case study of the Upper Paleolithic assemblages at the Shirataki sites in Hokkaido, Northern Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Organizer: International workshop on Neanderthals and modern humans: archaeological approaches to their learning behaviors
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学（東京都）
  • Invited
• [Book] ニセコ町西富遺跡・富士見遺跡の旧石器 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高倉 純・鈴木建治
  • Total Pages: 37
  • Publisher: ニセコ町教育委員会
• [Book] Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans (2013)
  • Author(s): Jun Takakura
  • Total Pages: 277
  • Publisher: Springer