RECORD OF THE JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Annual Activities of the Japanese ArchaeologicalAssociation
DAIKUHARA Yutaka1Fiscal 2014 saw reelection of the board of directors, and TAKAKURA Hiroaki wasinducted as representative director and chairman. The spring general meeting was held on
May 17 and 18 at Nihon University, and the fall convention was held from Oct. 11 to 13 at
Date Rekishi-no-Mori Culture Center in Date City, Hokkaido. The number of association
members in ﬁscal 2014 was 4,172, with 23 deceased, 57 withdrawn memberships, 58 newmembers, and 5 lost memberships for not paying the association fee.
Special Committee for the Great East Japan Earthquake: Activities of the committeewere; 1) holding of meetings, 2) issuing a statement requesting extension of budgetaryprovisions, 3) on-site inspections and hearings on earthquake struck municipalities, 4)
holding of report meetings for excavation results due to reconstruction, and 5) a session
at the spring general meeting. “Statement for the Request for Extension of Budgetary
Provisions Related to Buried Cultural Properties Due to Reconstruction Projects for theGreat East Japan Earthquake” was issued to the government and related organizations inSept. 2014.
Subcommittee for the Association Books: The contract and memorandum regarding
the donation of books stored at the association was signed at Nara University in Oct.
2014, and the books are planned to be relocated in the next three years. Revision ofArticles and Regulations: The revision of the association articles and regulations wereapproved by more than two thirds of the association members at the spring general
meeting without amendment. Articles regarding honorary members will be discussed atthe next general meeting.
Committee for the Protection of Buried Cultural Properties: Requests for preservation
were submitted to related organizations regarding Ebigasaku shell midden in Funabashi
City, Chiba Prefecture, boundary features on the west side of Enkakuji Temple inKakamura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and remains of Urado-jo Castle in Kochi City,
Kochi Prefecture.
Activities of Other Standing Committees: The Committee for Study Environment
held a poster session “Deteriorating Study Environments” at the spring general meeting
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ARCHAEOLOGIA JAPONICAand Date convention. The Committee for International Exchanges held “The 8th Joint
Lectures by Four Asian Archaeology Associations” under the theme “Emergence andDiffusion of Farming in Asia” in Jan. 2015. The Committee for Social Studies andHistory Textbooks held a session “Role of Historical Studies in Elementary and JuniorHigh Schools: Considering Handling of the Paleolithic in the Japanese Archipelago” atthe spring general meeting. Also, they submitted “Statement for Revision of GovernmentCurriculum Guidelines for Elementary Schools” to the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology and to the chairman of the Central Education Council.
Then, they held a second symposium, “Role of Historical Studies in Elementaryand Junior High Schools” in November at Tokyo Gakugei University. The Public
Relations Committee examined publicity activities toward mass media, details of press
conferences, and so on. As for activities on imperial mausoleums, there were meetings
with the Archives and Mausoleum Department, the Imperial Household Agency,
preliminary surveys of a planned location for rebuilding of the Sakibu ofﬁce of theImperial Household Agency and Tannowa Nisanzai mounded tomb (Udobo) in OsakaCity, witnessing of research at Osahozuka mounded tomb, and an on-site survey ofGobyono mounded tomb (Yamashina tomb for Emperor Tenji).
Ofﬁcial Homepage Renewal for the Association: The Committee for “The Association’s
Ofﬁcial Homepage” was installed to renew the homepage. It is planned to be operated
ofﬁcially in ﬁscal 2016.
Japanese Archaeological Association Award/Public Lectures: The Grand Prize of theth4 Japanese Archaeological Association Award was awarded to TAJIRI Yoshinori’s YayoiJidai no Seidoki Seisan Taisei (Bronze Production System in the Yayoi Period) (Kyusshu
Daigaku Shuppankai, May 2012), and Encouragement Award to MIZUNOE Kazutomo’s
The Study of the Jomon Period: The Development of the Jomon Culture as Seen from theKyushu Region (Yuzankaku, December 2012), and a thesis by SAINO Hirohiko, “Sendai
Heiya Chu-Hokubu ni Okeru Yayoi Jidai: Heian Jidai no Tsunami Konseki to Shuraku
Dotai (Yayoi Period in Central-Northern Part of Seidai Plain: Traces of Tsunami andSettlement Dynamics in the Heian Period)” Tohoku Chiho ni Okeru Kankyo/Nariwai/Gijutsu ni Kansuru Rekishi Doutaiteki Sogo Kenkyu: Heisei 19 Nendo–Heisei 23 Nendo
Shiritsu Daigaku Gakujutsu kenkyu Kodoka Suishin Jigyo “Opun Risachi Senta SeibiJigyo” Kenkyu Seika Hokokusho I (Historical Dynamic Study on Environment/Subsistence/
Technology in Tohoku Region; Report for Fiscal 19th to 23rd of Heisei Project for Academic
Research Acceleration Project for Private Universities “Open Research Center Project” I)(Tokhoku Geijutsu Koka Daigaku Tohoku Bunka Kenkyu Senta, March 2012).
The 9th Open Lecture was held on March 7, 2015 at Rune Kodaira, Kodaira ShiminBunak Kaikan, under the title, “Suzuki Site in Tokyo, Present/Past/Future,” and wasattended by over 200 people.
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