2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on the Little Ice Age for Ainu period in Hokkaido, Japan
| Project/Area Number |
20720215
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | History Museum of Hokkaido |
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Principal Investigator |
SOEDA Yuji History Museum of Hokkaido, 学芸部, 研究員 (40300842)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 小氷期 / 北海道 / アイヌ |
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| Research Abstract |
This studies clarified geologically and archeologically the existence of the Little Ice Age in Hokkaido, and analyzed the characteristics of natural disasters possibly caused by this historically cold period. The author also showed the effects on natural environments and resultant influences to the human societies, especially the Ainu people at that time ; Hokkaido was under severely cold circumstances particularly in the 17th to 19th century with depletion of natural resources, rendering the Ainu, hunting-gathering people starveling.
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