Comparative perspectives on lithic acquisition during Pleistocene/early Holocene:a view from the natural resource environment and humans

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H03268
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: Ono Akira 明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 研究推進員 (70000502)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中村 由克 明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 研究推進員 (10737745) ; 橋詰 潤 明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 特任准教授 (60593952) ; 島田 和高 明治大学, 学術・社会連携部博物館事務室, 専任職員 (70398907)
• Research Collaborator: Schäfer Dieter インスブルック大学, 考古学研究所, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 広原遺跡 / 北チロル / ウラーフェルゼン遺跡 / 中石器時代 / プレボレアル期 / 石材獲得 / 黒曜石 / 森林限界

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project focuses on the procurement system of natural resource environment around terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene between Japanese islands and Eurasian examples in comparison. Specifically, we focused on lithic acquisition activity both sample sites of Hiroppara site, central north Japan and of Ullafelsen site, northern Tyrol, Austria, for the purpose of grasping commonality and difference among them. Diversity and common feature have been detected through 1) common climatic changes, 2) different faunal and floral complex, and 3) difference of lithic tool-making traditions.
As viewed form comparative perspectives, Hirroppara and Ullafelsen have greater difference in habitats of hunting animals, and common to quick and positive response upon environmental changes, even though the appearance forms are very diverse.

Free Research Field

考古学