Empirical research on bronze farming tools in Wu and Yue of Ancient China.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K00971
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03050:Archaeology-related
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University
• Principal Investigator: Koyanagi Yoshiki 金沢大学, 古代文明・文化資源学研究所, 客員教授 (40436671)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 中国考古学 / 農業考古学 / 青銅製農耕具 / 呉 / 越

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I conducted research on bronze farming tools from Wu・Yue in Ancient China. I conrmed their distribution and evolution, conducted thorough research into type chronology, and conducted statistical analyzes of their production, distribution, disposal, and burial processes. As a result, we were able to elucidate the Wu-etsu society of the time from the archaeological materials of farming tools. He also energetically pursued comparative research on conventional agricultural tools in Japan. In particular, he investigated indigenous agricultural tools used in lowland wetlands and poldered lands, which have a similar geographical environment to the Gangnam region, as well as agricultural tools used to create rice paddies.

Free Research Field

考古学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中国考古学における青銅器研究は、造形・工芸の観点より美術史的な考察が多くみられる中で、本研究では経済、実際的な社会復元を行った点に意義を有している。青銅製農耕具に関しては、「金属製の農耕具が出現した」ことで農耕社会、農耕技術史的な評価が完結しがちであるが、既存資料の再整理・再検討を行いながら同范器物の抽出を行うことによって、青銅製農耕具の生産・流通・廃棄および埋納のシステムを解明することが可能であることを実証した研究となった。