2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Pioneer Phase of Obsidian Use and the Emergence of Modern Human Behavior in the Japanese Archipelago
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20520664
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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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 | Meiji University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIMADA Kazutaka Meiji University, 文学部, 兼任講師 (70398907)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 旧石器時代 / 黒耀石 / 現代人的行動 / アフリカ単一起源説 |
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| Research Abstract |
Unequivocal archaeological evidence on human activities in Japan occurred in ca. 40ka cal. BP. At the same time, obsidian sources in mountainous areas over 1500m a.s.l. and on the Pacific discovered and the utilization of obsidian as a non-local lithic raw material begun. Comprehensive surveys for natural resource environment across a vast area conducted by the first settlers likely triggered the exploitation of obsidian sources in the places difficult to find. The beginning of obsidian use is one of archaeological evidence indicating the date of modern human dispersal from Africa into Far Eastern Eurasia and the emergence of "modern human behavior" in the Japanese Archipelago.
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Research Products
(15 results)
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[Presentation] Emergence of Modern Human Behavior and Obsidian Use in the Paleolithic Period of Japan2008
Author(s)
島田和高
Organizer
International Symposium for Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of Academician A.P.Okladnikov("The Current Issues of Paleolithic Studies in Asia and Contiguous Regions" organized by Asian Paleolithic Association and Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Denisova cave archaeological camp)
Place of Presentation
Altai, Russia
Year and Date
2008-06-26
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[Remarks] ホームページ等
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