2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Storage Activities of Early Farming Society in West Asia
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22720300
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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 | Waseda University (2011-2012)
Ancient Orient Museum (2010) |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 初期農耕社会 / 貯蔵 / 生業経済 / 移動性 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to reconsider the variation of storage activities of early farming society in West Asia and to discuss the formation process of the management system of commodities as a basis of the later civilized society. To accomplish these aims, archaeological evidences from Tell el-Kerkh and other comtemporary sites were examined. Although an intensive storage activity considered as a forerunner of the civilized society was observed at Tell el-Kerkh, other evidences demonstrated that the formation of the management system of commodities was a polyphyletic process. Various management methods of commodities developed depending on diversified economic strategies in early farming society, and the later management system was extracted from these methods.
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