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KAKUDO Ryosuke1Chinese archaeological study in Japan in ﬁscal 2013 saw progress in pre-Qin bronze
study and castle city study of the Six Dynasties, as well as active lectures and symposia
with invited Chinese scholars.
Regarding bronze study in Yin and Zhou dynasties, many theses were publishedon manufacturing techniques. HIROKAWA Mamoru, IMAZU Setsuo, TORIGOE
Toshiyuki, WADA Kei. ‘X-sen CT Sukyana wo Riyo Shita Shudai Seido Yosho no Naibu
Kozo Kaiseki (Analysis of Inner Structure for Zhou Dynasty Bronze Yongzhong Using
X-ray CT Scanner)’ Chugoku Kokogaku (Chinese Archaeology) 13, pp. 7–22 examined
inner structure of bronze objects by non-contact type analysis conducted by Sen-oku
Hakukokan and Kyushu National Museum, and discussed the detailed inner structureof bronze objects and their manufacturing techniques at the time assumed from thestructure. IIZUKA Yoshiyuki and UCHIDA Junko. ‘Inkyo Seidoki no Kagakusosei kara
Mita Kodai Chugoku no Chuzo Gijutsu (Casting Technology of Ancient China Seenfrom Chemical Components of Yinxu Bronze Objects)’ Chugoku Kokogaku (ChineseArchaeology) 13, pp. 23–47 is a signiﬁcant study that analyzed bronze objects excavatedfrom Yinxu, that are a part of the collection at Academia Sinica in Taiwan, by cutting
the bronze objects and observing the cross section, and discussed that the ratio ofcopper and tin was adjusted according to usage of the objects. OKAMURA Hidenori.
‘Kan Sangoku Seishin Jidai no Kinenkyo (Kinenkyo in Han, Three Kingdoms, andWestern Jin Dynasties)’ Toho Gakuho 88, pp. 463–534 examined kinenkyo (bronze
mirrors inscribed with the year of manufacture) that prospered through Han Dynasty toWestern Jin Dynasty, and discussed the background of the year inscription and lineageof shinjukyo (bronze mirror decorated with images of gods and animals). He madean important suggestion that since the biggest characteristic of kinenkyo is the directindication of manufacturing year, lineages of iconography and inscription should bediscussed by using years yielded from kinenkyo as criteria, rather than using kinenkyo todate typology classiﬁed from iconography.
Continuing from last year, castle city study of the Six Dynasties period was active.
1 Deaprtment of History, Faculty of Letters, Komazawa University, 1–23–1 Komazawa, Setagaya Ward,Tokyo 154–8525, Japan(kakudo@komazawa-u.ac.jp)

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ARCHAEOLOGIASHIOZAWA Hirohito. Gokan Gi Shin Nanbokucho Tojo Kyoiki Kenkyu (Study on
Boundaries of Castle Cities in Later Han, Wei, Jin, and Northern and SouthernDynasties) (Yuzankaku, pp. 1–374) discussed the walled cities of Luoyang, Xuchang, Ye,Jiankang, and Ping from Later Han to Southern and Northern Dynasties, using document
history, archaeology, geology, and satellite pictures. UCHIDA Masanori. ‘Zui to Choanjo
no Keisei Katei (Formation Process of the City of Chang-an in Sui and Tang Dynasties)’
Shiho 46, pp. 1–13 pointed out continuity of Chang-an in Northern Zhou to Chang-an in
Sui and Tang dynasties, and discussed that Sui-Tang era Chang-an was formed on thebasis of two thoughts: extension of the city system since the Han Dynasty, and realizationof the city concept from the Rites of Zhou by Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties.
Many academic conferences and symposia were held with invited overseas scholars.
Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia, Tokyo University, held a symposium ‘Ryumon
Sekkutsu to Sekino Tadashi (Longmen Cave and SEKINO Tadashi)’ on Aug. 27, where
three research reports were made: Li Suisen and Zhao Hulong’s ‘Ryumon Sekkutsu “Sekai
Bunka Isan no Shiho/Teishitsu Sekkoku Geijutu no Tenpan” ’ (Longmen Cave “GreatestTreasures of World Cultural Heritage/Standards of Imperial Stone Carving Art”); Jiao
Jinahui’s ‘Ryumon Sekkutsu Hyakunen no Hensen (Transition in Hundred Years ofLongmen Cave)’; and Li Xiaoxia’s ‘Gi To no Kyutei Naishoku to Ryumon Sekkutsu noBukkyo Bunka (Imperial Side Work of Wei and Tang Dynasties and Buddhist Culture ofLongmen Cave).’ On Nov. 9, Research Center of Ancient East Asian Iron Culture, Ehime
University held a symposium ‘Tetsu to Kyodo: Yuboku Kokkazo no Paradaimushifuto(Iron and Xingnu: Paradigm Shift of Nomadic Nations)’ at Ehime University Media Hall.
It was a part of joint research with the Institute of Archaeology, Mongolian Academy ofSciences, and it tried to reexamine images of nomadic nations based on research resultsof iron making sites in the grasslands of Mongolia. On Dec. 14 and 15, the ﬁscal 2013
general meeting/convention of the Japan Society for Chinese Archaeology was held at
Komazawa University. The featured theme of the convention was ‘Chuka Bunmei noSeiritsu to Henka (Formation and Changes of Chinese Civilization),’ and discussions
were exchanged with invited Chinese scholars on the origin, formation and developmentof Chinese civilization. Presentations at the convention were: IIJIMA Taketsugu’s‘Kokogaku kara Mita Chuka Bunmei no Genryu (Upstream of Chinese Civilization Seenfrom Archaeology),’ Wang Wei’s ‘Chuka Bunmei no Genryu wo Meguru Purojekuto noAratana Shinten (Progress of Projects Regarding the Origin of Chinese Civilization),’Zhao Hui’s ‘Ryosho Bunka no Shakai Ishiki (Social Awareness of Liangzhu Culture),’ Xu
Hong’s ‘ “Shin Chugen Chushinron” no Gakujutsuteki Bunseki (Academic Analysis of“New Zhongyuan Centered Theory”),’ Xu Tianjin’s ‘In Shu Jidai ni Kansuru Ni, San noMondai (A Few Problems on Yin and Zhou Dynasties),’ and Jiao Nanfeng’s ‘Shin Jin noJu no Ryouenku (Ten Imperial Tomb Areas of Qin People).’© Japanese Archaeological Association

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ACTIVITIES ABROADStudies on capital cities, burial records, or examination of bronze objects cannot be
progressed without site surveys and detailed analysis of actual artifacts in China. It is
important to continue joint research with organizations in studied regions that have been
active in recent years.

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