2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the process of Neolithisation in Western Asia and Southern Caucasus
| Project/Area Number |
19720207
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
ARIMURA Makoto National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, 文化遺産国際協力センター, 特別研究員 (90450212)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 先史学 / 新石器 / 西アジア / トランスコーカサス |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to reveal the process of the appearance of early farming communities in Western Asia and Armenia (Southern Caucasus), mainly by lithic studies. Main results of the study are as follows ; (1)In northern Levant, there were probably several cultural entities for the origin of agriculture, and very few evidence supporting the establishment of full Neolithic economy in the beginning of the Neolithic indicates that recent idea that full Neolithic package (cultivated plants and domesticated animals) spread to other regions from the "core zone" in the beginning of the Neolithic is not acceptable, (2)In Armenia, early farming communities appeared in the Ararat plain around 6000 cal. BC. On the other hand, some hunting camp sites were found in the Aragats mountain area, which could be dated from the terminal Pleistocene to early Holocene. Relationship between these two cultural groups should be further studied in order to understand the process of Neolithisation in Southern Caucasus.
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