Long-term and wide-area comparative study on the vertebrate resource use of Japan and Ryukyu Islands

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02990
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: Toizumi Takeji 明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 研究推進員 (20237035)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KUROZUMI Taiji 千葉県立中央博物館, 研究員 (80250140)
• Research Collaborator: NISHINO Masato ; SUGAWARA Hiroshi
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 動物資源利用 / 日本列島 / 琉球列島 / 縄文～近世

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The data of animal remains from archaeological sites in Jomon to early modern times (Edo period) of Japan Islands (mainly the Kanto district) and Ryukyu Islands were comprehensively collected to clarify the long-term change of the animal remains composition of each area. The wide-area comparison of both areas shows that there is clear difference in the characteristic and the historic change in history of each animal resources use. Furthermore, in order to clarify the difference in characteristic of the resources environment (coastal environmental in particular) in both areas, investigation of the embayment tidal flats in the Japan Islands were carried out and their environmental model to be compared with the coral reef environment of Ryukyu Islands were presented.

Free Research Field

動物考古学