An Archaeological Approach to the Studies on Pre-modern Tsunami Earthquakes on the Sanriku Coast

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770264
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Saitoh Mizuho 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 助教 (60583755)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 歴史地震 / 津波 / 聞き取り調査 / 民族考古学 / 縄文三陸地震 / 弥生三陸地震 / 貞観地震 / 明治三陸地震津波

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to clarify by archeology the area affected by Sanriku earthquake tsunamis that occurred before the modern and the behavior of people after the occurrence of the tsunami.
As a result of organizing excavation data accumulated so far,there were decline and relocation events of the settlements at middle Jomon, middle Yayoi, and 9th century.
Although it can't compare unconditionally, the past ruins discovered in or around the affected range of the Great East Japan Earthquake, there is a tendency that the settlements are interrupted at the tsunami and those of the next period have been detected in high altitude place.

Free Research Field

考古学