2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Demographic Simulation and Modelling Cultural Change for Understanding the Jomon and Yayoi Societies
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20320123
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Naoko 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 准教授 (30314660)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SASAKURA Mariko 岡山大学, 自然科学研究科, 助教 (30284087)
MATSUGI Takehiko 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 教授 (50238995)
ANDO Hiromichi 慶応義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 教授 (80311158)
TSUMURA Hiroomi 同志社大学, 文化情報学部, 准助教 (40376934)
YAMAGUCHI Yuji 岡山大学, 埋蔵文化財調査研究センター・助教, 助教 (00632796)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008-04-08 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 縄文時代 / 弥生時代 / 人口動態 / 文化変化 / シミュレーション / 古環境 / 形態分析 / 遺跡データベース |
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| Research Abstract |
By compiling GIS related database of archaeological sites from the Jomon and Yayoi period, we elucidated 1)the non-linear development of residential system from the Jomon to the Yayoi period in western Japan, 2) relationship between population increase and social stratification in Okayama Prefecture, and 3)the problems with estimating population size based on the number of pit houses. Matsumoto also carried out excavations to obtain further information on prehistoric environment and settlement system.
We described the shape of pottery quantitatively with Fourier function and applied principal component analysis. The result indicates that we may differentiate tenporal variation from other types of variations. We also constructed an agent-based simulation program for analyzing demographic and cultural changes and make it available on the website.
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Research Products
(24 results)
