Ethnography of Archaeological Production, Consumption, and Transformation

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K03219
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology
• Research Institution: Keio University (2018-2019); Kanazawa University (2016-2017)
• Principal Investigator: Ertl John Josef 慶應義塾大学, 経済学部(日吉), 准教授 (30507380)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 考古学 / 世界遺産 / 復元建物 / ディジタルキュレーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has broadly examined archaeological site development and utilization in Japan. The two main results are 1) the collection, analysis, and online publication of a database on archaeological sites and reconstructed buildings, and 2) ethnographic analysis on issues of "authenticity" surrounding reconstructed buildings in the the Jomon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaido and Northern Tohoku nomination for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status.

Free Research Field

文化人類学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Examining archaeological site development and utilization in Japan, this project produced a bilingual and open-access database of sites with reconstructed dwellings. In-depth ethnography examined issues of authenticity surrounding reconstructions in the Jomon Sites bid for World Heritage status.