2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Transition of human mobility and behavioral patterns from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Incipient Jomon periods in Kyushu
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22720303
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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 | 独立行政法人国立文化財機構・奈良文化財研究所 (2012)
Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (2010-2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIBA Kojiro 独立行政法人国立文化財機構・奈良文化財研究所, 都城発掘調査部, 研究員 (10550072)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 九州 / 後期旧石器時代 / 石材消費 / 黒曜石 / 遺跡分布 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examines the transition of human mobility and residential patterns from the Upper Palaeolithic to the incipient Jomon periods in Kyushu by applying two methods (site istribution analysis and obsidian consumption analysis) to stone tool industries in southern Kyushu. The findings show that obsidian was utilized during three epochs of the Upper Paleolithic period: 1) the emergence of obsidian use in Phase 2; the influx of non-local obsidian (> 100 km) in Phase 5; and the selective use of good quality obsidian in wider areas in Phase 8. Furthermore, it is clear that changes in site distribution occurred intermittently with the increase or decrease of the sites. Therefore, it can be concluded that changes in site distribution and lithic raw material consumption are generally linked, which is based on the frequency of human mobility and the diversity of residential patterns.
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