2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Ecohistory of salinization and aridification in Iraq
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23310190
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Osaka Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TUJI Akihiro 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 植物研究部, 研究主幹 (40356267)
UCHIDA Etsuo 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (40185020)
HONGO Hitomi 総合研究大学院大学, 先導科学研究科, 准教授 (20303919)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MIWA Nobuya 大阪学院大学, 国際学部, 教授 (40145545)
TAKAI Keisuke 東京大学大学院, 人文社会系研究科, 研究員 (00573453)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | メソポタミア / 粘土板 / 古環境 / 塩害 / 珪藻 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Salinization and aridification are serious environmental problems in modern Iraq. In order to understand these problems from the point of view of an interaction between human activities and the natural environment, it is important to consider the ancient historical period when urbanization and rapid population growth occurred. This study endeavored to trace changes in water resources through an analysis of source materials used for clay tablets, which are assumed to have originated in river sediment. We examined microfossils, in particular diatoms, contained in the tablet clay in order to trace the level of salinity in water. In addition, non-destructive chemical analysis was carried out to ensure that the tablet clay was of local origin. The study examined the validity of analyzing this type of clay as a means of tracing environmental changes in antiquity.
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| Free Research Field |
文明環境学・アッシリア学・美術史
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