2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Cultural changes of Islamic pottery examined by archaeological remains in aerial societies
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16401016
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
SASAKI Tatsuo Kanazawa University, Faculty offetters, Professor (60111754)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SASAKI Hanae Kanazawa University, Centre for Archaeological Research, Associate Professor (40303276)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | Islamic Pottery / Persian Gulf / Oman Gulf / Archaeological sites / Port town / Trade by sea |
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| Research Abstract |
Islamic pottery found at the archaeological sites in West Asia and Central Asia is the most abundant materials and they become the historical evidence to know the local and common life styles of the area. Archaeological pottery from the site reflects the cultural relationship and the trade condition. To find new material and historical evidences, excavations at Khorfakkan old town and fort sites, Masafi fort, Dibba town site has been carried out and Islamic pottery were found much. At the same time, survey at Samarqand in Uzbekistan, Bamiyan in Afghanistan, A'Ali in Bahrain has also carried out to collect many traded and local Islamic pottery.
The finds were sorted and analyzed for the reconstruction of the history of Islamic pottery, by studying the types, assemblage, qualities, quantities, and the provenances of traded and local Islamic pottery. Chorology of Islamic pottery found from archaeological sites is now studied and we can give more precise date and periods to the many no datable archaeological sites in West and Central Asia.
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Research Products
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