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2010 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

Social transformation of the 7th millennium Neolithic communities in Mesopotamia and its relationship with the climatic changes

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20401030
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Archaeology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

西秋 良宏  The University of Tokyo, 総合研究博物館, 教授 (70256197)

Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2011
Keywords新石器時代 / メソポタミア / 農耕牧畜 / 石器製作 / 古環境 / 集落構造 / 8.2kaイベント
Research Abstract

西アジアの一角、メソポタミアは世界で初めて文明社会が出現した土地である。そうした社会がいかに生まれたのかを明らかにするには、その基盤となった農耕牧畜社会の発展と変容の経緯を探ることが欠かせない。本研究では、初期農耕牧畜社会が大きく変質する土器新石器時代後期の社会変化の実態、メカニズムを野外調査を通じて解明する。特に焦点をあてるのは、紀元前7千年紀における社会変化である。すなわち、農耕牧畜開始当初は比較的均質な社会が展開したものの、その頃、地方文化が勃興し、その後の各地を特徴づけるような文化伝統、社会が形成され始める。この現象がなぜ、どのように生じたのかを気候変化との関連性をシリアにおける野外調査によって調べる。
具体的には、シリア東北部、ハブール平原において、(1)テル・セクル・アル・アヘイマル遺跡の考古学的発掘、および(2)ハブール川一帯の地理学的調査、(3)古環境分析を実施する。そして、(4)その成果を国内研究で統合し、謎とされてきた前7千年紀の文化変化の理由を具体的に説明する。

  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2010 2009 2008 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) Book (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Excavations at Tell Seker al-Aheimar, Hassake, Tenth season, 20092010

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Chronique Archeologique en Syrie 5(in press)

  • [Journal Article] A radiocarbon chronology of the Neolithic settlement of Tall-i Mushki, Marv Dasht plain, Fars, Iran.2010

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Iran XLVIII

      Pages: 1-10

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Excavations at Tell Seker al-Aheimar, Hassake : The 2008 season.2009

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Chronique Archeologique en Syrie 4

      Pages: 67-74

  • [Journal Article] Excavations at Tell Seker al-Aheimar, Hassake: The 2007 season2008

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Chronique Archeologique en Syrie 3

      Pages: 53-61

  • [Journal Article] Further remarks on obsidian corner-thinned blades from the Northeast Syrian Neolithic2008

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Neo-Lithics 2/08

      Pages: 23-25

  • [Presentation] Curious animal teethed gypsum-made objects found at Tell Seker al Aheimar (Pottery Neolithic, North-eastern Syria)2010

    • Author(s)
      Gourichon, L., Y.Nishiaki , S.Kume
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of Archaeozoology, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris,
    • Year and Date
      20100823-20100828
  • [Presentation] Consumption and discard of obsidian chipped-stones at Neolithic settlements of Seker al-Aheimar, Northeastern Syria2010

    • Author(s)
      Kadowaki, S., Y.Nishiaki
    • Organizer
      The Seventh International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, London University
    • Year and Date
      20100412-20100417
  • [Presentation] The oldest Neolithic pottery from Tell Seker al-Aheimar, Northeast Syria: The archaeological contexts and technological developments2009

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y., M.Le Miere
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on The Emergence of Pottery in West : The Search for the Origin of Pyrotechnology. University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba
    • Year and Date
      20091028-20091029
  • [Presentation] The PPNB water well at Tell Seker al-Aheimar, Northeast Syria2009

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y., S.Kadowaki
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on The Late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia. The National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden
    • Year and Date
      20090326-20090328
  • [Presentation] Discovery of a large Neolithic female figurine from Tell Seker al-Aheimar, Northeast Syria2008

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.
    • Organizer
      The Sixth International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Rome University
    • Year and Date
      20080505-20080510
  • [Book] 農耕と都市の発生西アジア考古学最前線(編)2009

    • Author(s)
      西秋良宏・木内智康
    • Publisher
      同成社
  • [Book] 遺丘と女神-メソポタミア原始農村の黎明(編)2008

    • Author(s)
      西秋良宏
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
  • [Book] Naissance des Divinites : Figurine feminine "exceptionnelle" du neolithique.(Damascus : Ministere de la Culture)(Direction Generale des Antiquites et des Musees,)2008

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y
  • [Book] Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Vol.2(Stratigraphic contexts of the early Pottery Neolithic at Tell Seker al-Aheimar, the Upper Khabur, Northeast Syria)(edited by H. Kuehne, R.M.Czichon and F.J.Kreppner)2008

    • Author(s)
      Nishiaki, Y.M.Le Miere.
    • Total Pages
      377-386
    • Publisher
      Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag,
  • [Book] In: People and Plants: Landscape Exploitation and Vegetal Resources Management from Prehistoric Times to Present(Domestic activities at Early Neolithic Tell Seker al-Aheimar (Upper Khabur, Northeastern Syria) through phytoliths and spherulites studies.)(edited by C. Delhon, I. Thery-Parisot and S. Thiebault,)

    • Author(s)
      Portillo, M., R.M.Albert, S.Kadowaki, Y.Nishiaki
    • Total Pages
      19-30
    • Publisher
      Antebes : Editions APDICA.

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Published: 2012-02-13   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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