2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Diachronic studies of the rise and fall of the Mesoamerican civilizations and environmental changes
Project Area | Pan Pacific Environmental Changes and Civilizations |
Project/Area Number |
21101003
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Review Section |
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Research Institution | Ibaraki University |
Principal Investigator |
AOYAMA Kazuo 茨城大学, 人文学部, 教授 (70292464)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
INOUE Yukitaka 専修大学, 文学部, 准教授 (20399075)
HONYA Yuko 慶應義塾大学, 法学部, 准教授 (30407134)
IZEKI Mutsumi 明治大学, 商学部, 准教授 (50439238)
HASEGAWA Etsuo 埼玉大学, 教育機構, 非常勤講師 (20571714)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009-07-23 – 2014-03-31
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Keywords | メソアメリカ文明 / 環境史 / 考古学 / 歴史学 / 文化人類学 / 物質文化 / 歴史的教訓 / 国際情報交換 |
Research Abstract |
The goal of this project is to conduct a diachronic study on the Ancient Maya, the Aztecs, ethnohistory, and ethnography, related to environmental changes. Kazuo Aoyama carried out archaeological investigations on the rise and fall of Maya civilization by means of stratigraphic excavations and artifact analysis from Ceibal, Guatemala. Mutsumi Izeki studied the Aztec Kingdom by means of archaeology and material culture. Yukitaka Inoue conducted historical study on the continuity and transformation of the landscape concept among the Nahua based on ethnohistorical documents. Yuko Honya carried out a diachronic study on the creation and transformation of a transnational Maya image and conducted ethnographic research on the modern Maya living in Guatemala, Mexico and the US, focusing on textiles as traditional craft production and touristic items. Etsuo Hasegawa conducted archaeological investigations in Nicaragua and collected new archeological data.
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