2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Basic study of system of pottery production and distribution in incipient stage of Kofun period
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15520490
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institution for Cultural Properties, Nara. |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUGIYAMA Jun Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institution for Cultural Properties, Nara., Department of Heijo Palace Site Investigations, Senior Researcher, 平城宮跡発掘調査部, 主任研究員 (80260058)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | incipient stage of Kofun period / pottery / production and distoribution |
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| Research Abstract |
In incipient stage of Kofun period (3ed to 4th century A.D.), pots used characteristic clay and with typological features, named Kibi type, Sanuki type, Higasi-Awa type, Shounai-Kawati type, Syounai-Yamato type, and so on, were produced at some regions in western Japan. They were characterized by thin walls and standardization.
The aim of this study is to recognize production and distribution of these pots. Especially, the cennter of manufacture, the rise and fall of production, and the extent and scale of distribution.
In research report, according to distoribution of Kibi type pot, 603samples from 176sites.I examine traffic route in incipient stage of Kofun period. The result indicates that main route from Northern Kyusyu to Yamato (Nara) was through the Seto Inland Sea, Osaka Bay and the old Yamato River, and it had some hub sites.
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