Research on relationships between the Japanese archipelago and surrounding areas in the Jomon period

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20838
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H05632 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: 0103:History, archaeology, museology, and related fields
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: MIZUNOE KAZUTOMO 同志社大学, 文学部, 教授 (10824568)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 縄文文化 / 日本列島 / 朝鮮半島 / 極東ロシア / けつ状耳飾 / 擦切石斧 / 結合式釣針

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I have visited Korea and Sakhalin to clarify the relationship between the Japanese archipelago and its surrounding areas during the Jomon period, especially the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East. Then, we investigated the ring-shaped earrings made of stone, the frayed and cut axes, and the combined hooks, which are considered to be related to the Jomon culture. As a result, a certain degree of relationship was confirmed for the ring-shaped earrings made of stone, but the route was unknown. Also, no relationship could be confirmed between the frayed and cut axes and the combined hook. As a result, it became clear that the Jomon culture of the Japanese archipelago had very little relation to the surrounding areas and basically developed independently.

Free Research Field

考古学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

一般的に日本文化の源流は、朝鮮半島から稲作農耕文化がもたらされた弥生時代からとされている。しかし、そのベースとなったのは弥生時代以前から存在した縄文文化である。そこで縄文時代の実情（ここでは日本列島とその周辺地域との関係性）を探ることにより、弥生時代に稲作農耕文化がもたらされた歴史的・文化的背景を明らかにして、現代社会がどのように形成されてきたかを考える機会とする。