Fundamental researches about collecting and utilizing the complex document information of the archeological materials from Kurile Islands and East Hokkaido.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501266
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Museology
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: KATO Masaru 北海道大学, 北方生物圏フィールド科学センター, 助教 (50321956)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKASE Katsunori 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (00347254)
• Research Collaborator: INOKUMA Shigeto 根室市歴史と自然の資料館, 学芸員
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 博物館資料学 / 博物館学 / 考古学 / 地方史 / 千島

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined the all archaeological materials holding Hokkaido University Museum (HUNHM) in order to publish catalogue of materials from Kuril Islands. We researched the notes, labels of the materials to clarify the locality, collector, and dates. As a result, we found about 2,000 materials from Kuril. In addition, we found three letters from the donors, some newspaper articles about materials and many pictures taken by researchers in collecting trip at the Kuril. From cross-checking the information and materials, we could add some accession information to the materials. We researched collections in another institution to assess the value as research resource of the HUNHM collection. From this assessment, HUNHM collection was placed basic and important materials for archaeology of the Kuril.
HUNHM will publish the catalogue including measured drawings, pictures of collecting trips in autumn of 2015, this catalogue will promote the development of archeological research in Kuril area.

Free Research Field

博物館資料史、博物館史