Earth Scientific Approach using Trace Element and Isotope Analyses for Iron Antiquities

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K12809
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Osanai Yasuhito 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 教授 (80183771)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 足立 達朗 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 助教 (00582652) ; 中野 伸彦 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 講師 (20452790) ; 村上 恭通 愛媛大学, 東アジア古代鉄文化研究センター, 教授 (40239504) ; 槙林 啓介 愛媛大学, 東アジア古代鉄文化研究センター, 准教授 (50403621) ; 田尻 義了 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 准教授 (50457420) ; 笹田 朋孝 愛媛大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (90508764)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 鉄関連遺物 / 製鉄技術 / 地球科学的高精度分析 / 極微量元素・同位体分析 / 製鉄実験 / 中央ユーラシア / 東アジア / 古代

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have done the precision Iron Manufacturing Experiments during these 2 years at the Tatara iron making place, Okayama. In 2016, the experiment was carried out with supposing the Iron manufacturing technique of the Kofun period. On the other hand, the experiment of the 2nd year (2017) assumed the Ancient techniques derived from central Eurasia, especially in Korean peninsula.
After the completion of the experiments, we have successfully got the suitable samples for making a comparison of Iron Antiquities with detailed analyses of trace element compositions and multi-isotope.

Free Research Field

地質学