Identification of the woods excavated from three sites in Hokkaido.

1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 06660201
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: 林産学
• Research Institution: HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
• Principal Investigator: OHTANI Jun Hokkaido Univ., Fac. of Agr., Pro., 農学部, 教授 (30001465)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SANO Yuzou Hokkaido Univ., Fac. of Agr., Assist. Pro., 農学部, 助手 (90226043) ; FUNADA Ryo Hokkaido Univ., Fac. of Agr., Assoc. Pro., 農学部, 助教授 (20192734)
• Project Period (FY): 1994 – 1995
• Keywords: Charred woods / Wood identification / Scanning electron microscopy / Minamimachi site / Mochiyazawa 2 site / Ohkawa site / Anatomical feature / Hardwoods

Research Abstract

1) Two hundred fifty six charred woods from Minamimachi site (late Satsumon) in Kitami city and thirty charred woods from Ohkawa site (Satumon) in Yoichi-cho were identified on the basis fo anatomical features using scanning electron microscopy. One hundred woods from Mochiyazawa 2 site (early Zokujyomon and late Zokujyomon) in Otaru city were also identified using light microscopy.
2) All the charred woods from Minamimachi site were hardwoods. They belonged to the 10 genera, 8 families. Names of these genera were Populus, Salix, Juglans, Alnus, Quercus, Ulmus, Prunus, Euonymus, Syringa and Fraxinus.
3) All the charred woods from Ohtawa site were also hardwoods belonging to 5 genera, 5 families. Names of these genera were Juglans, Alnus, Prunus, Phellodendron and Fraxinus.
4) The woods from Mochiyazawa 2 sites were 6 softwoods (1 genus, 1 family) and 94 hardwoods (16 genera, 13 families). Names of these genera were Picea, Populus, Salix, Juglans, Betula, Alnus, Quercus, Ulmus, Morus, Maackia, Phellodendron, Picrasma, Acer, Aesculus, Cornus, Syringa and Fraxinus.