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Impacts of iron production on vegetation during the late Holocene in western Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25882028
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Cultural assets study and museology
Research InstitutionKyoto Prefectural University

Principal Investigator

SASAKI Naoko  京都府立大学, 生命環境科学研究科(系), 研究員 (50425427)

Project Period (FY) 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords植生史 / 植生変化 / 古代製鉄 / 完新世 / 火事史 / 花粉分析 / 微粒炭分析 / 人為の影響 / 古代製塩
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Chugoku Mountains, western Japan is known as iron production area since seventh century. To elucidate impacts of ancient manufacture on vegetation, sediment samples from two sites in the Chugoku Mountains, were analyzed for pollen and charcoal. Pollen records suggest that secondary forest dominated by deciduous oaks with Cryptomeria japonica had been developed at ca. 2000 cal yr BP. In the medieval period, Pinus, Poaceae and Artemisia pollen increased coincidentally with increase of charcoal particles. It suggests that open landscape was established by fire disturbance. Many iron-smelting sites from sixth to eighteenth century were excavated in the Chugoku Mountains. Based on comparing pollen and charcoal records with archaeological and historical records, it is suggested that decrease of forest resource at two sites were caused by iron working, which consume a large amount of wood.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2015 2014

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Traditional Farming Landscapes for Sustainable Living in Scandinavia and Japan:2014

    • Author(s)
      Junko Kitagawa, Yoshinori Yasuda
    • Journal Title

      AMBIO

      Volume: 43(5) Issue: 5 Pages: 559-578

    • DOI

      10.1007/s13280-014-0499-6

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 中国山地中部における過去2000年間の植生変化と人為の影響2015

    • Author(s)
      佐々木尚子, 池田愛理, 高原 光, 三好教夫
    • Organizer
      第62回日本生態学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-18 – 2015-03-22
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 瀬戸内地域佐島宮ノ浦における花粉分析2014

    • Author(s)
      佐々木尚子・村上恭通・槙林啓介・ 林 竜馬・高原 光
    • Organizer
      日本花粉学会第55回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-12 – 2014-09-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Impacts of ancient manufacture on vegetation during the late Holocene in the Seto Inland Sea region, Japan: examples of salt and iron productions2014

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, Naoko; Murakami, Yasuyuki; Makibayashi, Keisuke; Hayashi, Ryoma; Takahara, Hikaru
    • Organizer
      9th European Palaeobotany and Palynology Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Padova, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-26 – 2014-08-31
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 湖沼堆積物の花粉組成はどの範囲の植生を反映しているか?GISを用いた湖沼堆積物中の花粉組成と周辺植生の比較2014

    • Author(s)
      佐々木尚子,林 竜馬,兵藤不二夫,槻木玲美,加 三千宣,牧野 渡,占部城太郎
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会第61回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島国際会議場
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2013-09-12   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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