Reinvestigation of the Palaeolithic Period human bone discovery site in Hamakita

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K14819
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Physical anthropology
• Research Institution: Ochanomizu University
• Principal Investigator: Kondo Megumi お茶の水女子大学, 基幹研究院, 助教 (40302997)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 海部 陽介 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 人類研究部, グループ長 (20280521) ; 篠田 謙一 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, その他部局等, 研究調整役 (30131923) ; 佐藤 宏之 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 教授 (50292743)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MATSU'URA Shuji お茶の水女子大学, 名誉教授 (90141986)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 浜北人 / 旧石器時代人骨 / 根堅遺跡 / 発掘調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The "Hamakita man" known as a Palaeoliothic Period human bone confirmed alone in Honshu was discovered from the Negata site in Hamamatsu city in the early 1960s. As a result of the reinvestigation in this study, more vertebrate fossil bone fragments and their bearing bed were discovered. We performed the control point survey and a topographical survey of the investigation spots, and enabled the human remains discovery spot now lost to become vacant lot to reappear by data. Furthermore, we also surveyed the neighboring limestone fields and chose other investigation spots for the next discovery with the possibility.

Free Research Field

自然人類学