A Interdisciplinary research for the history of construction technology of the square walled city in Eurasia east

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K01174
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Kobe City College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MACHIDA Yoshitaka 神戸市立工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 教授 (80249820)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 武田 和哉 大谷大学, 文学部, 教授 (90643081)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 方形城郭都市 / リモートセンシング / 内蒙古自治区東部 / 造営技術史 / 金界壕 / 東洋史学 / 考古学 / ユーラシア東方

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we aimed to elucidate the square walled city in the eastern part of Eurasia from the viewpoint of connecting the surrounding environmental elements and construction technology. In the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China and also the several areas in Japan, there are areas where the square walled city ruins remain relatively well at present. We have the knowledge gained from field reconnaissance about the 7th to 13th century square walled city ruins in this area. We analyzed aerial photographs and field photographs of the archaeological sites using remote sensing technology and image processing. We also used GIS to try to restore the surrounding environment, including transportation during construction and restoration, and the ceramic industry, and obtained　comprehensive research results on the square walled city, along with the military aspect.

Free Research Field

産業技術史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究の学術的意義としては、人文学（文献史学、考古学）と工学（測量学、リモートセンシング、画像処理）の研究者が共同して、研究対象とする方形城郭都市遺跡を分析し、その特性を客観的なデータで示すと共に、視覚的な復原を試みることで、理解しやすい形で、軍事的側面だけにとどまらない複合的な視点を提示したことがあげられる。また用いた研究手法は高価な計測機器や特殊なデータ処理を必要としない。他の研究対象でも応用可能な研究手法と考えている。