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Origin of the Neolithic culture in the Caucasus: Research on the Mesolithic sites

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370894
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Archaeology
Research InstitutionTokai University (2016)
Kanazawa University (2014-2015)

Principal Investigator

Arimura Makoto  東海大学, 文学部, 准教授 (90450212)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords新石器化 / 中石器 / コーカサス / アルメニア / ジョージア / 農耕牧畜の起源 / 農耕の起源 / 新石器 / 黒曜石 / 石器 / 中石器時代 / 新石器時代 / グルジア
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to understand the Neolithisation process in the Caucasus by examining the Mesolithic sites which preceded the Neolithic sites known as‘Aratashen-Shulaveri-Shomutepe'. We first carried out archaeological surveys to discover the Mesolithic sites and then conducted trial soundings on them. These methods yielded significant results. First, a Mesolithic site, Lernagog, dating back to ca. 6800 BC, was found near Armavir, which is located on the border between the Ararat plain and the mountainous area. Second, the analysis of the lithics found in Lernagog revealed that there was a significant difference in the lithic tradition between Lernagog and the Neolithic sites in the Ararat plain. At present, no obvious links in the material culture between the Mesolithic and the Neolithic sites, and therefore it concluded that the Mesolithic group was not an origin of the Neolithic group which appeared in the Ararat plain in 6th millennium BC.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] A cultural unity in Northwestern Syria during the Neolithic2015

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Arimura, Antoine Suleiman
    • Journal Title

      Paleorient

      Volume: 41.2 Pages: 85-99

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] The Neolithic of the Caucasus2014

    • Author(s)
      Christine Chataigner, Ruben Badalyan, Makoto Arimura
    • Journal Title

      Oxford Handbooks Online

      Volume: Archaeology of Central Asia Pages: 1-25

    • DOI

      10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935413.013.13

    • ISBN
      9780199935413
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Early Holocene in Armenia: Synthesis of recent archaeological works2016

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Arimura
    • Organizer
      8th International Conference on PPN Chipped and Ground Stone Industries of the Near East
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Nicosia
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] コーカサスの中石器文化-アルメニアにおける考古学調査(2015)-2016

    • Author(s)
      有村誠
    • Organizer
      日本西アジア考古学会
    • Place of Presentation
      古代オリエント博物館
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] アラガツ山南麓の完新世初頭遺跡の研究2015

    • Author(s)
      有村誠
    • Organizer
      日本西アジア考古学会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] コーカサスの新石器時代前夜を探る-アルメニア、グルジアにおける考古学調査(2014年)-2015

    • Author(s)
      有村誠
    • Organizer
      第22回西アジア発掘調査報告会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京都、古代オリエント博物館
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 南コーカサス後期旧石器時代の様相:グルジア、パラヴァ二遺跡の発掘2014

    • Author(s)
      有村誠
    • Organizer
      日本西アジア考古学会第19回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川県鎌倉市、鎌倉女子大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Stone Age of Armenia. A Guide-book to the Stone Age Archaeology in the Republic of Armenia2014

    • Author(s)
      Boris GAsparyan, Makoto Arimura (eds.)
    • Total Pages
      369
    • Publisher
      Center for Cultural Resource Studies, Kanazawa University
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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