Burial practice of Jōmon epoch, japanese archipelago (based on the materials of Kitamura Site)

2018 ◽  
pp. 77-93
Author(s):  
Daria Ivanova ◽  
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Andrey Tabarev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Burial Practice

scholarly journals Wooden Constructions in Bronze and Iron Age Burials in Japan and Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
I. S. Gnezdilova ◽  
A. L. Nesterkina ◽  
E. A. Solovyeva ◽  
A. I. Solovyev
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
Burial Practice ◽  
Wooden Structures ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Burial Rite

Throughout the period from 300 BC to 700 AD, significant changes took place in the life of population of Japanese Archipelago and Korean Peninsula, which were reflected by the burial rite. Specifically, the practice of using wood in mounded burials became particularly common. Such numerous instances in both regions are analyzed, the placement and several elements of wooden structures, accompanying artifacts, sorts of wood etc. are described in this work. The changes in burial rite practiced in ancient Japan can be seen. During the Yayoi period (300 BC to 300 AD), jar burials gave way to those with wooden structures in Western Japan regions closest to the mainland. It’s established that traditions co-occurred with innovations, as seen from the fact that such structures were coated with clay. Further development took place during the Kofun period (300–538 AD), when first log coffins appeared, then composite coffins, and eventually stone coffins. Similar burial practice existed in Korea earlier than in Japan, the peak of this tradition coinciding with the period of Three Kingdoms (200–600 AD). The comparison of the ways the tradition evolved in both regions suggests that it had originated on the mainland, was introduced to Japan by successive immigration waves, and was then adapted to local conditions.

Origin and formation of Yaponesians based on genome sequences

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (7) ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
Naruya Saitou
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetics ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Broad Term ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Ebb And Flow ◽  
National Institute Of Genetics

The ebb and flow of human migration across the planet can nowadays be probed with advanced archaeology, linguistics, anthropology and genomics. Together, these can provide a convincing picture of the various divergences and convergences of different human populations across vast areas. It is now possible to better understand how, why and where a particular group or society arose. Professor Naruya Saitou of the Population Genetics Laboratory at the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima has dedicated his career to the synthesis of these disciplines. The current focus of his research is on understanding the origins and formation of the Yaponesian people. This broad term was coined by writer Toshio Shimao in 1960s to encompass the diverse peoples of the Japanese Archipelago over its many thousands of years of inhabitation. Saitou's research is helping to uncover Japan's ancient past.

Study on the burial practice of tomb M13 of the Yangshao culture at Baligang site in Dengzhou City

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Jianing He ◽  
Xiaohong Wu ◽  
Yinqiu Cui ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Henan Province ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Human Bones ◽  
Burial Practice ◽  
Secondary Burial ◽  
Yangshao Period

AbstractThe multidisciplinary research on the Yangshao period (4200–2900 BCE) tomb M13, a joint secondary burial at the Baligang site of the Yangshao culture in Dengzhou City, Henan Province showed that there were in total 126 individuals buried in this grave. Their death crossed at least 200 years; among them, at least five individuals were from three maternal lineages, and the descent system of this group was patrilineal. There were also 138 pig mandibles buried in M13, which had been dated and shows that they were collected across over 400 years. Based on the statistics the death population at Baligang site, it is estimated that the human bones found from M13 went through a secondary burial process during which they were probably regarded as “ceremonial objects.” The joint secondary burials as M13 is seen as a result of some reburying ceremonies held at the Baligang site.

Geographical variation in the cranial and external characters of the little tube-nosed bat,Murina silvatica in the Japanese archipelago

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Fukui ◽  
Kishio Maeda ◽  
David A. Hill ◽  
Sumiko Matsumura ◽  
Naoki Agetsuma
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Variation ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago

scholarly journals Phase referencing VLBI astrometry observation system: VERA

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S248) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
H. Kobayashi ◽  
N. Kawaguchi ◽  
S. Manabe ◽  
K. M. Shibata ◽  
M. Honma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observation System ◽  
Baseline Length ◽  
Radio Telescopes ◽  
Proper Motions ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Vlbi Observations ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Galaxy

AbstractVERA aims at astrometric observations using phase referencing VLBI techniques, whose goal is a 10 micro arc-second accuracy for annual parallax measurements. VERA has four 20-m diameter VLBI radio telescopes in Japanese archipelago with the maximum baseline length of 2,300 km. They have the two-beam observing system, which makes simultaneous observations of two objects possible. This leads to very accurate phase referencing VLBI observations. An important science goal is to make a 3-dimensional map of the Galaxy and reveal its dynamics. In order to achieve this, VERA has the 22GHz and 43GHz bands for H2O and SiO maser objects, respectively. Maser objects are compact and suitable for astrometry observations. VERA's construction was started in 2000 and the array became operational in 2004. We have already measured annual parallaxes and proper motions of some galactic objects. In the future, VERA will collaborate with Korean and Chinese VLBI stations.

Morphometric studies of polyploid Cardamine species (Brassicaceae) from Japan: solving a long-standing taxonomic and nomenclatural controversy

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judita Lihová ◽  
Hiroshi Kudoh ◽  
Karol Marhold
Keyword(s):  
Ploidy Level ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Evolutionary Mechanism ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago

Polyploidy is an important evolutionary mechanism and speciation mode in plants; however, delimitation of species boundaries in polyploid complexes is often a difficult task. In the present paper, we explore morphological variation in a group of East Asian Cardamine polyploids that have long been shrouded in taxonomic and nomenclatural confusion. We relate the present morphometric data of 41 sampled populations with recently published ploidy-level data, and propose a revised taxonomic treatment, including the designation of several lectotypes. The following species are recognised in Japan: C. schinziana O.E.Schulz (2n = 6x, 8x), C. torrentis Nakai (2n = 8x), C. valida (Takeda) Nakai (2n = 4x) and C. yezoensis Maxim. (2n = 6x−12x). C. amariformis Nakai (2n = 4x) from Korea is also discussed, although it may be conspecific with C. valida, pending further studies. Distribution of these taxa in the Japanese Archipelago is characterised, including comments on their occurrence outside of Japan.

Regional Coalescence or Further Regionalization?

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Zavodny
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Sociopolitical Development ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Regional Culture ◽  
Grave Good ◽  
Burial Practice ◽  
The Bronze Age ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

Prehistoric cultural and sociopolitical development in the mountainous region of Lika, Croatia, is still poorly understood, despite over a century of archaeological excavations. Traditional cultural-historical narratives based on grave good typologies suggest that a unified regional culture, the Iapodes, emerged at the end of the Bronze Age and rapidly expanded across the area. This interpretation, however, has yet to be systematically tested. To better identify and understand to the potential processes of identity formation during this period, this article analyzes mortuary contexts and assemblages as proxies for changing relationships between communities and possible materialization of a shared group identity. Results suggest clear but uneven momentum toward standardized burial practice among groups in neighboring valleys, implying that the creation of a true Iapodian group identity likely took longer than previously thought. Unatoč više od stoljeća arheoloških iskopavanja, stupanj istraženosti kulturnog i društveno-političkog razvoja prapovijesnih zajednica u hrvatskoj planinskoj regiji Lici još uvijek je skroman. Po uvriježenom kulturno-povijesnom tumačenju, temeljenom na tipologijama nalaza iz grobova, Japodi su se, kao jedinstvena regionalna kulturna grupa, pojavili na kraju brončanog doba, te su se vrlo brzo proširili područjem Like. Ovakvu interpretaciju, međutim, tek treba sustavno preispitati. S ciljem boljeg utvrđivanja i razumijevanja potencijalnih procesa formiranja identiteta tijekom ovog razdoblja, u ovom su radu analizirani grobni konteksti i pripadajući skupovi nalaza koji su odraz promjenjivih odnosa među zajednicama, kao i moguće materijalizacije zajedničkog grupnog identiteta. Rezultati analize ukazuju na jasnu, premda neujednačenu težnju ka standardizaciji pogrebne prakse između zajednica susjednih dolina, što sugerira da je proces formiranja pravog japodskog grupnog identiteta vjerojatno trajao duže nego što se pretpostavljalo.

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