Table of Contents
Excavations Page
Temple sites in the Asuka area 1
Temple sites in the Nara Capita 4
Palace sites in the Asuka area 9
Fujiwara Palace and Capital sites 14
Nara Palace and Capital sites 23
Laboratory researches
Roof tiles of the Fujiwara Palace and Capital 36
Eaves tiles produced by same molds as and different molds from those of the Nara Palace tiles 38
Imported black stonewares from ditch SD2700 in the Nara Palace site 39
Wooden tablets from the Nara Palace and Capital sites 40
List of the Buddhist sutras at the Ishiyama-dera temple 42
Three dimensional measurement system for bulbar surface 46
Preliminary study of dendrochronology (3) 48
Investigations into faunal remains at archaeological sites (8) 49
Conservation science for stones from Asuka area (2) 50
Chemical composition of glass artifacts dated lo the Asuka through Nara Periods (ca. late 6th to 8th centuries) 51
Comparative studies on materials and production techniques of Korean and Japanese aartifacts 52
Image analysing system for deciphering wooden tablet inscriptions using IR 53
Reconstruction and restoration studies
First imperial audience hall of the Nara Palace 54
First imperial audience hall compound of the Nara Palace 55
Roof of the second imperial audience hall of the Nara Palace 56
Reconstruction of Zuto, a square earthen pagoda with stone Buddhist images, proposed by Dr. Yang Hongxun 60
Restoration of the Nara and Fujiwara Palace sites 61
Investigation into architectural history
Modern Japanese style architecture before the Second World War in Shiga pref. 58
International research activities
Temple sites in Indonesia and Cambodia 65
Architectural studies and excavations of city sites in China 66
Ahu Tongariki Site in Easter Island. Chile 68
The special exhibition “Ancient Japan” at the Authur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 69
Institution news
Special exhibitions at the Asuka Historical Museum 70
Public lectures held by the Institute in 1993 71
Miscellaneous researches and surveys 72
Activities of the Institute 73
Organization of the Institute 83
Published by
Nara National Cultural Properties Research Institute
Nara, 1993