2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Aspects of Jomon social relations through the multiple analysis of Sosei-doki pottery
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13610474
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
考古学(含先史学)
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| Research Institution | Nanzan University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTSUKA Tatsuro Nanzan University, Faculty of Humanities, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (10168990)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Keywords | Kasori BI / Angyo II / Sosei-doki / Himosenmon-doki / potter group |
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| Research Abstract |
It has long been argued that two types of pottery called Seisei-doki (finely-made pottery in design) and Sosei-doki (crudely-made pottery in design) are characteristic in the Kanto region of the Late Jomon period. In this research, a new framework for the pottery production of the period is suggested based on an extensive examination of Sosei-doki sherds uncovered from over 200 sites, with special attention given to their rim decorating techniques.
The results of the close rim examination clearly indicate that a certain type of the Sosei-doki called Himosenmon-doki was produced in the same manner of the rim decoration of the Seisei-doki, which is widely recognizable in the Kanto region. This demonstrates the identification of a special potter group who produced both doki types for the first time and in addition to that it also reveals that such a potter, group seems to have changed from time to time, in accordance with the change of Seisei-doki from Kasori BI to Angyo II types.
The careful Sosei-doki examination thus suggests the existence of some potter groups in the Kanto region, and it also implies the existence of a local ruler who probably supervised the potter groups. This would provide a new clue for a better understanding on the controversial issue of the Jomon period : was the Jomon society egalitarian or stratified? Further research of the Sosei-doki including other regions thus will be required to confirm the validity of this hypothesis in future.
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Research Products
(6 results)
