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1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The composite study of toilet feature

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07409010
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 広領域
Research InstitutionNara National Cultural Properties Research Institute

Principal Investigator

KUROSAKI Tadasi  Div.Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Sites Investigations Archaeology Sec.1, manager, 飛鳥藤原宮跡発掘調査部, 室長 (60000494)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HANATANI Hirosi  Div.Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Sites Investigations, chief researcher, 飛鳥藤原宮跡発掘調査部, 主任研究官 (70172947)
FUKASAWA Yoshiki  Div.Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Sites Investigations, 飛鳥藤原宮跡発掘調査部, 主任研究官 (40156740)
HASHIMOTO Yoshinori  Yamaguchi University Faculty of Humanity, 人文学部, 助教授 (60164802)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1997
Keywordstoilet / parasite egges / Tyugi / human manures / chamber pot / gibbsite / birth ceremony / 出産儀礼
Research Abstract

This is the compsite study on unearthed ancient and mediaeval features of toilet by human sciences, or archaeology, philology, architectural history, folkore, and natural sciences, or parasite analysis, pollen analysis, soil science.
On scores of investigated toilet features, comparing their similarities and originalities, we discussed several points below.
(1)The methods to define toilet feature
(2)Present situations and next thema of analysis of soil and parasite egges
(3)The time when human manures began to be used
(4)A location of toilet in a residence and the upper structure of it
(5)Changing prosess of toilet features at mediaeval time
(6) Names of toilets in Heian perild
(7)Caractors of flush toilets in Kofun period
(8)Selection of chamber pots
And we also discussed the way of exibitions and informantions by media on toilets.
We found out the historical and cultural profiles on toilet features as the composite study.

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Published: 1999-03-16  

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