JAPANESE JOURNAL of
ARCHAEOLOGY
Volume 1 (2013)~Volume 3 (2016)

CONTENTS

Volume 1 Number 1 December 2013
Words from the President of the Japanese Archaeological Association ..............................

1

Words from the Inaugural Chief Editor .................................................................................

3

Part 1: Original Articles
The political economy of Japanese archaeology: reﬂective thoughts on current organisationaldynamics

Nicolas ZORZIN ..........................................................................................................................

5

The Archaeology of “Ferry Money”: An Archaeological Approach to Numismatics and Monetary
History of 14th-18th Century JapanSUZUKI Kimio (translated and edited by HABU Junko) .........................................................

22

Part 2: Reports and Dialogues
Satsuma No.11 tumulus: its historical context and signiﬁcance

KITAYAMA Mineo ......................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
I. TRENDS IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN JAPAN .......................................................................................

41
53

Overview

TANAKA Yoshiyuki .....................................................................................................................

54

Interdisciplinary research

KONDO Yasuhisa .........................................................................................................................

56

The Committee for the Protection of Buried Cultural Properties

The Committee .............................................................................................................................

57

Palaeolithic

SANO Katsuhiro ...........................................................................................................................

59

Jomon Period

TANIFUJI Yasuhiko .....................................................................................................................

60

Yayoi Period

FUJII Hitoshi ................................................................................................................................

114

64

Kofun PeriodHIGASHIKAGE Yu .....................................................................................................................

67

Ancient

TAKAHASHI Nobuaki ................................................................................................................

70

Medieval

NAKAI Atsushi ............................................................................................................................

72

Early Modern

AKAMATSU Waka ......................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
II. TRENDS IN JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES ABROAD ................................

74
77

Korean Peninsula

TANAKA Kanta ...........................................................................................................................

78

China

IMAMURA Yoshiko .....................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
III. ANNUAL ACTIVITIES OF THE JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ........

80
83

Annual Activities of the Japanese Archaeological Association

SATO Hiroyuki .............................................................................................................................

84

Notes to contributors ..................................................................................................................

86

Volume 2 Number 1 December 2014
Greetings from the Co-Editor ...................................................................................................

1

Part 1: Original Articles
Social complexity in the Late Jomon period: the constitution of the Shimo’ota shell mound cemeteryof the Boso Peninsula, eastern Kanto, JapanISHIKAWA Takeshi ......................................................................................................................

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Jomon Culture and the peopling of the Japanese archipelago: advancements in the ﬁelds ofmorphometrics and ancient DNA

Ryan W. SCHMIDT & SEGUCHI Noriko ..................................................................................

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Part 2: Reports and Dialogues
Report on the 80th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Archaeological Asssociation

TANAKA Kazuhiko .....................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
I. TRENDS IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN JAPAN .......................................................................................

60
65

Overview

TANAKA Yoshiyuki .....................................................................................................................

66

Interdisciplinary Research

UETSUKI Manabu .......................................................................................................................

68

The Committee for the Protection of Buried Cultural Properties

The Committee .............................................................................................................................

71

Palaeolithic

YAMAOKA Takuya .....................................................................................................................

73

Jomon Period

KUSHIHARA Koichi ...................................................................................................................

74

Yayoi Period

MORIOKA Hideto .......................................................................................................................

78

Kofun Period

TANAKA Yutaka ..........................................................................................................................

80

Ancient

HIROSE Mariko ...........................................................................................................................

82

Medieval

ISHIKAWA Yasushi ......................................................................................................................

84

Early Modern

TAKASHIMA Hiroyuki ...............................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
II. TRENDS IN JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES ABROAD ................................

116

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Korean Peninsula

KOIKE Fumihiro ..........................................................................................................................

90

China

MAKIBAYASHI Keisuke ............................................................................................................

93

North America

Robert L. KELLY .........................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
III. ANNUAL ACTIVITIES OF THE JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ........

95
96

RECORD OF THE JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONFURUSE Kiyohide .......................................................................................................................

97

Part 4: Noteworthy Archaeological Sites, Issue 2014 (only available at the website) ........

99

Notes to Contributors ................................................................................................................. 100

Volume 3 Number 1 September 2015
Editorial .......................................................................................................................................

1

Part 1: Original Articles
Importance of Circum-Japan Sea trade networks in the transition from the Yayoi Period to theKofun Period

MIZUMURA Naoto .....................................................................................................................

3

Part 2: Reports and Dialogues
Archaeology and cultural heritage in Fukushima today: four years since the Great East JapanEarthquake

KIKUCHI Yoshio .........................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
I. TRENDS IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN JAPAN .......................................................................................

2843

Overview

TAKAKURA Hiroaki ...................................................................................................................

11744

Interdisciplinary Research

FUNAHASHI Kyoko ...................................................................................................................

46

The Committee for the Protection of Buried Cultural Properties

OGASAWARA Nagataka .............................................................................................................

48

Palaeolithic

HASHIZUME Jun ........................................................................................................................

50

Jomon Period

NAKAMURA Oki ........................................................................................................................

52

Yayoi Period

KUWABARA Hisao .....................................................................................................................

54

Kofun Period

YAMADA Shunsuke ....................................................................................................................

57

Ancient

TAKAHASHI Toru & MATSUMOTO Taro ...............................................................................

59

Medieval

SHIMADA Toyoaki ......................................................................................................................

62

Early Modern

HARA Yuichi ................................................................................................................................
Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
II. TRENDS IN JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES ABROAD ................................

64
66

Korean Peninsula

MISAKA Kazunori .......................................................................................................................

67

China

KAKUDO Ryosuke ......................................................................................................................

69

Northeast Asia

KIYAMA Katsuhiko .....................................................................................................................

72

Southeast Asia

TAWARA Kanji ............................................................................................................................

118

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Part 3: Archaeologia Japonica
III. RECORD OF THE JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION .................................

76

Annual Activities of the Japanese Archaeological Association

TANAKA Kazuhiko .....................................................................................................................

77

Notes to Contributors .................................................................................................................

80

Volume 3 Number 2 March 2016
Editorial .......................................................................................................................................

87

Part 1: Original Article
Japanese medieval trading towns: Sakai and Tosaminato

Richard PEARSON ......................................................................................................................

89

Part 2: Reports
Report on the 81st Annual General Meeting of the Japanese Archaeological Association

DAIKUHARA Yutaka .................................................................................................................. 117
Japanese Archaeological Association 2015 Conference

TANAKA Kazuhiko ...................................................................................................................... 121
Notes to Contributors ................................................................................................................. 126

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