| Project/Area Number |
25871182
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
History of Asia and Africa
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| Research Institution | Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties |
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Principal Investigator |
KUME Shogo 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所, 文化遺産国際協力センター, アソシエイトフェロー (30550777)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | シリア、ユーフラテス河流域 / 青銅器時代 / 紀元前3千年紀 / 葬送儀礼 / 墓制 / 社会階層 / 楔形文字 / 脂質分析 / 葬制 / 死者供養 / 国際情報交換 / シリア：フランス / 祖先崇拝 / シリア / ユーフラテス / 死者儀礼 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study investigated funerary practices of ancient Mesopotamia through archaeological records of graves at Wadi Daba burial area near Tell Ghanem al- ‘Ali on the Syrian Middle Euphrates in the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC), contemporary cuneiform sources and lipid analysis of soil samples from the inside of pottery buried in the graves. As a result, a wide range of archaeological records including periodic use of a single grave associated with the event of additional inhumations and channel networks among the graves was confirmed, suggesting unique funerary practices attested by the analysis of ritual texts in cuneiform sources. In addition, the results of lipid analysis proposed a new dimension of funerary practices in ancient Mesopotamia, including possible use of medicinal plants for the care of the dead.
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