2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Pan Pacific Environmental Changes and Civilizations
| Project Area | Pan Pacific Environmental Changes and Civilizations |
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| Project/Area Number |
21101001
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Research Institution | Ibaraki University |
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Principal Investigator |
AOYAMA Kazuo 茨城大学, 人文学部, 教授 (70292464)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YONENOBU Hitoshi 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 准教授 (20274277)
TAKAMIYA Hiroto 札幌大学, 文化学部, 教授 (40258752)
SAKAI Masato 山形大学, 人文学部, 教授 (50292397)
YASUDA Yoshinori 国際日本文化研究センター, 研究部, 名誉教授 (50093828)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-07-23 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 国際研究者交流 / 環太平洋 / 環境文明史 / 歴史的教訓 / 今日的意義 / 通時的比較研究 / 年縞 / 社会還元 |
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| Research Abstract |
Our research project was accepted as the only project in social and human sciences among the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas in 2009. Our project intended to construct a new historical paradigm "Pan Pacific Environmental Changes and Civilizations." The objective of this project was to make a diachronic comparison of the rise and fall of non-Western Pan Pacific civilizations, including Mesoamerica, the Andes, the Pacific islands, and Southeast Asia. The environmental changes and the rise and fall of Pan Pacific civilizations were investigated by means of a study of annually laminated sediments, in order to bring to light their historical lessons and their implications for the modern world. The results of this innovative project will have important contributions to reconstruct not only non-Western centric but also the more global history of humankind and lead to a better understanding and amelioration of contemporary problems.
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