2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Archaeobotanical research on utilization of bulbs during the Jomon period
| Project/Area Number |
25870804
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
Cultural assets study and museology
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| Research Institution | Meiji University |
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Principal Investigator |
Yuka Sasaki 明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 研究推進員 (70642057)
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| Research Collaborator |
KOBAYAHI Kazutaka
YONEKURA Kouji
YONEDA Kyoko
YAMAMOTO Hana
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 鱗茎 / ネギ属 / 縄文時代 / 植物利用 / 土器付着炭化物 / ツルボ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Charred bulbs from prehistoric site have been identified at the family level. Based on the morphological and anatomical observation of bulbs of extant plants, we tried to identify charred bulbs attached to pot sherds.
Bulbs on Neolithic pot sherds of Korea and those on Yayoi pot sherds of Japan could be identified as Bernardia japonica (Asparagiaceae). Bulbs of Bernardia japonica should be boiled to remove bitterness before serving as food, and the charred bulbs seem to have been attached to the pot sherds while processing them. This is the first record of processing of Bernardia japonica bulbs in prehistoric pots.
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| Free Research Field |
植物考古学
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