Blog Profile / Ancient Japan
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| Filed Under: | Academics / Archaeology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 10 | This blog is retired. |
| Archived Since: | July 9, 2011 | |
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Kanai Higashiura site – remains of woman found wearing necklace
More news out of Gunma prefecture, where it was announced on April 26 that the remains of an adult woman were found near the armor-clad man at Kanai Higashiura (??????), the early-6th-century site that was buried in volcanic ash from the eruption of Harunayama Futatsudake (??????; Hr-FA). Previous posts can be seen here and here. Her [...]
Kanai Higashiura update – footprints found
More news from the Kanai Higashiura site in Shibukawa city, Gunma prefecture, where the remains of a Kofun-period man were found wearing a suit of armor. The Kanai Higashiura site was buried following the eruption of Harunayama Futatsudake (??????; Hr-FA) in the early-6th century (it would erupt again in the mid-6th century). Nearby sites Kuroimine (?????) [...]
New website on Nonaka Kofun by Osaka University Department of Archaeology
The Osaka University Department of Archaeology has created an English-language website in conjunction with its Project for the Preservation and Utilization of Artifacts from Nonaka Kofun. Built in the 5th century in Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture, the Nonaka tomb (kofun) is situated roughly at the center of the Furuichi Tomb Cluster. The 1964 excavation conducted [...]
Makimuku – Over 100 postholes dating to the time of Himiko
Following the 2009 and 2011 finds of several large buildings, it was announced on February 1 that over 100 postholes dating to the early 3rd century were found at the Makimuku site (????) in Sakurai city, Nara Prefecture. Clustered within an approximately 60-square-meter area to the west of the building complex, they appear to represent the [...]
Minamigata Iseki – Chinese Warring States period bronze arrowhead found at Middle Yayoi site
It was announced on January 23 that a bronze arrowhead dating back to the Warring States period of China (BC 5~3 century) had been uncovered at Minamigata Iseki (????), Okayama city, Okayama prefecture. Picture source The bronze arrowhead measures 3.7 cm long, 1.4 cm wide, and approximately 2 mm thick, and weighs a light 3.7 [...]
Kanai Higashiura Iseki – Remains found of Kofun-Period man wearing armor
It was announced on December 10 that the remains of a Kofun-Period infant and adult male were recovered from the Kanai Higashiura site (??????; Shibukawa city, Gunma prefecture), buried under a layer of volcanic ash dating to the early-6th century (the Late Kofun Period). While sites buried under volcanic ash have been found previously (Kuroi [...]
By?d?in H??d? Aji no Ike – Lagerstroemia indica pollen found hundreds of years before expected
By?d?in (???) announced on May 24, 2010, that Lagerstroemia indica pollen had been uncovered at Aji no Ike (???), the pond stretching on the eastern side of the H??d? (???; the so-called “Phoenix Hall”), from a soil layer deposited around 940 (mid-Heian period). The temple, judging from the date of the soil layer, suggests that [...]
Shiraho-Saonetabaru Douketsu – Late Pleistocene human remains discovered in Ryukyu Islands
The investigation of the human remains dated to the Late Pleistocene (16-20 ka BP) found at the Shiraho-Saonetabaru Cave (????????) on Ishigaki Island (???) in 2007 represents the first time prehistoric human remains,...Show More Summary
Hakodate – 14th century Tr?n Dynasty Vietnamese coin uncovered
A single coin minted by the Tr?n Dynasty (??), which controlled Vietnam from 1225 to 1400, was uncovered in Hakodate, Hokkaido. In 1951, a lacquered basket containing a stash of coins (known as the Wakimoto Kosen [????]) was discovered under a stone at a traditional house in Hakodate. The basket is believed to have been [...]
Akitsu Iseki – Sawtooth stag beetle uncovered in almost perfect condition
A sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus; nokogiri kuwagata [???]) belonging to the Final Jomon period (??????; c2800-2500YBP) was uncovered in almost perfect condition, a hitherto unheard of find, at Akitsu Iseki (????) in Gose city (???), Nara prefecture. The male stag beetle measures 6.3cm long and was found encased in mud. Typically, insects do not [...]