Ōsaka archaeology / / Richard Pearson.

• VerfasserIn: Pearson, Richard J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 137 pages) :; illustrations, maps

This book summarizes results of decades of Japanese intensive archaeological study and introduces some local museums conserving and interpreting cultural heritage in the face of overwhelming urbanization.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Ōsaka Archaeology -- Figure 1.1. Ōsaka, the Kinai Region, and Japan. Adapted from Barnes 2007: 11. Courtesy Dr. G.L. Barnes. -- Figure 1.2. Archaeological chronology of Japan, Korea, and China. -- Figure 1.3. Archaeological chronology of Japan. -- Figure 1.4. Major sites mentioned in the text, and some significant historical bench marks. -- Figure 1.5. Ancient projects described in the text. -- Chapter 2 The Environment Of The Ōsaka Area And Its Changes -- Figure 2.1. Rivers of Ōsaka. -- Figure 2.2. Kawachi Bay, Lagoon, and Lake. Adapted from Kihara and Kajiyama 1986: 32, 48, 80, 96. Radiocarbon dates supplied by the authors were recalibrated using www.calpal-online.de, quickcal ver 1.5 accessed Nov 13 2013, and the dating of the three p -- Figure 2.3. Changes in climate, vegetation and sea level from 13,000 BP to the fourth century AD. From Yasuda 1978a. -- Figure 2.4. Trees featured in pollen analysis, Ōsaka region. -- Figure 2.5. Environmental changes at the Uriūdō Site. From Yasuda 1980: 435. (upper) Late Jomon Period, salt water shoreline environment. (middle) Early to Middle Yayoi Period, freshwater shoreline paddies with villages on slightly higher ground. (lower) -- Figure 2.6. Stratigraphic section of the Nagahara Site, Ōsaka, showing the entire span of occupation of the Ōsaka Plain from the Late Paleolithic Period to the present. Part of a display at the Ōsaka Museum of Natural History, November 2013. Courtesy of -- Chapter 3 Early Hunter Gatherers: the Palaeolithic and Jōmon Periods (ca. 20,000 BC to 950 BC).

Figure 3.1. Steps in the manufacture of the Kō Type Knife by the side blow technique. Adapted from Kinugawa 2008: 24. In Stage 1, a core is made from a pebble, by removing a piece from a pebble by percussion. In Stage 2, flakes are removed by the side bl -- Figure 3.2. The earliest Jomon pottery found in the Ōsaka region, the Awatsu SZ Type. From Sugimoto 2008: 34. Courtesy of the Ōsaka Shi Hakubutsukan Kyōkai, Ōsaka Shi Bunkazai Kenkyūsho. -- Figure 3.3. Slit earrings of jade found in burials at the Kō Site. Redrawn from Yoneda 2006. Total diameter approx. 5cm. -- Chapter 4 The Expansion of Agrarian Society -- the Yayoi Period (950 BC to 240 AD) -- Figure 4.1. Earthenware storage and serving vessels found in a ditch at the Middle Yayoi Period Kuwazu Site, Ōsaka. From Ōsaka Shi 2008,: 61. Courtesy of the Ōsaka Shi Hakubutsukan Kyōkai, Ōsaka Shi Bunkazai Kenkyūsho. -- BOX 4.1. Yayoi Chronology, with reference to the Ōsaka Region -- Figure 4.2. Nagahara Type pottery, the oldest Yayoi pottery found in the Ōsaka area. Nagahara Site, Ōsaka. From Ōsaka Shi 2008: 43. Courtesy of the Ōsaka Shi Hakubutsukan Kyōkai, Ōsaka Shi Bunkazai Kenkyūsho. -- Figure 4.3. Map of rice paddies, Late Yayoi Period, Ikejima Fukumanji Site, Ōsaka. Adapted From Eura, 2012. Powerpoint presentation Slide 14. Courtesy of Eura Hiroshi. -- Figure 4.4. Moated Precinct Burial No. 2, Uriūdō Site, Ōsaka. Middle Yayoi Period. From Sahara and Kanaseki 1975: Color Plate 16. Courtesy of Kōdansha. -- BOX 5.1 Keyhole shape tombs -- Chapter 5 Consolidation of Political Power and Trade -- the Kofun Period (240 to 600 AD) -- Figure 5.1. Tomb groups, individual tombs, and sites in the Kinai Region discussed in the text. Tomb Groups (in circled numbers): (1) Ōyamato. (2) Umami. (3) Saki. (4) Tamateyama. (5) Nagahara. (6) Furuichi. (7) Mozu. Individual Tombs: (8) Niwatoritsu.

Figure 5.2. Keyhole shape tombs in the Nara and Ōsaka regions, showing their chronological position and relative size. From Tanaka 1991: 278. Courtesy of Tanaka Migaku and Shūeisha Publishers. -- BOX 5.2 The "Imperial Tombs" of Japan -- BOX 5.3 Triangular rim mirrors -- Figure 5.3. Example of a triangular rim mirror with beast and deity decoration. 1. Sacred beasts, usually dragons and tigers. 2. Bands of sawtooth pattern separated by wave pattern. 3. Deities, usually Queen Mother of the West and King of the East. 4. -- Figure 5.4. Storage Chest Type stone coffin (nagamochigata sekkan) recovered from the Tsudoshiroyama Kofun in AD 1912. From Ichinose 2009: 18. From Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan 2010: 150. Courtesy of Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsuk -- BOX 5.4 Historical texts and the Five Kings of Wa -- Figure 5.5. Major tombs in the Furuichi and Mozu Tomb Groups, the time period of the Five Kings of Wa, and the succession of emperors outlined in the Nihon Shoki. Adapted from Nakakubo and Takahashi (eds) 2014: 63. Courtesy of the Ōsaka Daigaku Shuppankai -- Figure 5.6. Major kofun in the Furuichi Tomb Group. (1) Tsudō Shiroyama. (2) Ichinoyama. (3) Komuroyama. (4) Nakatsuyama. (5) Oka Misanzai. (6) Ariyama. (7) Konda Maruyama. (8) Niitsuka. (9) Hasamiyama. (10) Miyayama. (11) Konda Gobyōyama. (12) Non -- Figure 5.7. Major kofun in the Mozu Tomb Group. (1) Tadeiyama. (2) Nagayama. (3) Daisen Ryō. (4) Nagazukayama. (5) Chino'oka. (6) Shichikanyama. (7) Nagazuka (8) Mozu Tori Gobyōyama. (9) Katonboyama. (10) Kami Ishitsu Misanzai. (11) Ōtsukayama -- Figure 5.8. Conformity of proportions of kofun. From Tsude (ed) 1989, 30. (1) Hashihaka Kofun, Nara Prefecture, end of third century AD. (2) Shibuya Mukōyama Kofun, Nara Prefecture, latter half of fourth century AD. (3) Konda Gobyōyama Kofun, Ōsaka Pref.

BOX 5.5 Haniwa -- Figure 5.9 Decoration of a Middle Kofun Period Tomb with wood and clay haniwa. (1) Front portion of mound. (2) Rear portion of mound. (3) Moat. (4) House shape clay haniwa. (5) Wooden parasol. (6) Finned clay morning glory haniwa. (7) Finned clay tub -- Box 5.6 Sueki -- Figure 5.10. Sueki vessels from the Sue Kiln Group, Senboku, Osaka, fifth century AD. From Tanaka 1991, 325. Courtesy of Tanaka Migaku and Shūeisha Publishers. -- Figure 5.11 Methods of firing sueki vessels in a climbing kiln (noborigama), and level kiln (hiragama), 2006: 34. Courtesy of Shinsensha Publishers. 1. Firebox. 2. Combustion chamber. 3. Firing area. 4. ???. 5. Back wall. 6. Firewall. 7. Smoke chamber. -- Figure 5.12. Replicas of Early Kofun Period iron tools used in cultivation. Originals from the Shikinzan Kofun. From left to right, axe, adzes, hoe blade, fork, reaping tools. From Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan 2013: 41. Courtesy of Ōsaka Furi -- Figure 5.13. Replicas of Early Kofun Period iron tools for woodworking and carving. Originals from the Shikinzan Kofun. . From Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan 2013: 41. Courtesy of Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan. -- BOX 5.7 Cuirass -- Figure 5.14. Iron cuirasses of the fourth and fifth centuries AD. (1, 2, 3,4, 7) Examples in which the iron plates are fastened with leather thongs. (1) Vertical oblong plates. (2) Rectangular plates. (3) Oblong plates. (4) Triangular plates. (7) Horizont -- Figure 5.15. Reconstruction of suit of armor from the fifth century AD. (1) Peaked helmet with visor. (2) Neck guard. (3) Shoulder guard. (4) Fore arm protectors. (5) Knuckle protectors. (6) Metal plates of upper and lower parts are fastened with leather.

Figure 5.16. The Nangō Site Group. 1. Residences of immigrants. 2. Elevated 'palace' of paramount chief. 3. Area for water rituals. 4. Ritual structure for paramount chief. 5. Specialized workshop. 6. Commoners' cemetery. 7. Large storehouses. 8. Elite -- Figure 5.17. Fifth century AD storehouses at Hōenzaka, Naniwa, on the Uemachi Terrace. From Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan 2006: 63. Courtesy of the Ōsaka Fu Bunkazai Sentā and the Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan. -- Figure 5.18. The northern part of the Ōsaka region in the sixth and seventh centuries AD. (Based on Kusaka 2012 frontispiece). Sites: (1) Eguchi. (2) Naniwa Horie. (3) Naniwa Port. (4) Naniwa Palace. (5) Tamatsukuri. (6) Sumiyoshi Shrine. (7) Sumiyoshi -- Chapter 6 The Naniwa Port as a Regional Center -- The Kodai (600 to 1185 AD) Period -- Figure 6.1. Plan of the Shitennōji, built in AD 588. -- Figure 6.2. Sites in the Uemachi terrace region, in the Kodai Period. Based on Ichikawa et al 2011, 13. (1) Tenjinbashi. (2) Shōen (Chūsei Period Tenma Honganji Site). (3) Ōsaka Castle (4) Hōenzaka and Naniwa. (5) Saishōyama. (6) Kudara Amadera. (7) -- Figure 6.3. Reconstruction of the Naniwanomiya, Early Period (AD 652 to 686). From Ueki 2009: 2. Courtesy of Dōseisha Publishers. -- Figure 6.4. Reconstruction of the Naniwanomiya, Late Period (AD 726 to 732). From Ueki 2009: 2. Courtesy of Dōseisha Publishers. -- Figure 6.5. The sluice of the Sayama Dam. On both sides of the wooden sluice are two rows of recycled Kofun Period stone coffins, as well as a block of Izumi sandstone, with an inscription commemorating Priest Chōgen. From Ichikawa 2009: 106. Courtesy of -- Chapter 7 Ōsaka as a Commercial Center -- The Chūsei Period (ca 1185 to 1603 AD).

Figure 7.1. Reconstruction of a metal casters' village, twelfth to thirteenth centuries AD, Trench 1, Hiki Shō, Sakai City (from Sukigara 1999: 368). (A) Excavation area showing diagonal trench and rectangular boundaries of the old jōri field system, vi.