Annual Bulletin 2005
BULLETIN National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara 2005
CONTENTS
Ⅰ Research Reports 1
･ Excavation inside the stone burial chamber of the Kitora tomb - Asuka and Fujiwara excavation no.135 3
･ Ridge form in ancient Japanese architecture: Research toward the reconstruction of the Nara Palace Great Audience Hall 7
･ Cooperative excavation at the Taiye pool, Darning Palace, in the Tang dynasty capital of Chang’an, China8
･ The discovery at the ancient Chan’gan city site of Tang tricolour pottery kilns and their significance 10
･ Present Management of National Archaeological Sites centering on the Nara Palace Site 12
･ Preservation and utilization of cultural heritage in Trier, Germany 14
･ Excavation and restoration of gardens in the United States 16
･ Survey of historical architecture and conservation policy in Lang Duong Lam, Ha Tay, Vietnam 17
･ Characteristics of the townscape of historic Hirasawa - From an investigation toward the conservation of historic buildings in Narakawa village, Nagano prefecture- 18
･ Investigation of historic buildings in “Shinmachi”, Gojo city, Nara prefecture 20
･ Buildings as bridges - From the investigation of Fukiya primary school buildings in Takahashi city, Okayama prefecture- 21
･ The introduction of Japanese Geodetic Datum2000: Keeping abreast with the revised law 22
･ Sacred treasures of Kamishima Yatsushiro shrine of Toba city, Mie prefecture (Part 2) 24
･ Inkstone with design of grapevines from the Ichijoin site on the former precinct of Kofukuji temple 26
･ A terminal ridge-end tile from Horyuji Wakakusa Garan and its relation to Paekche 28
･ Change in distribution and style of the twelve horary animals with human bodies in China distribution and style 30
･ A wooden tablet concerning shitei servants of the Ritsuryo system 32
･ Kamakura period documents concerning the provincial government office of Suo 34
･ Black-polished roof tiles from the Tang dynasty Darning palace 36
･ Development of a mobile Raman Spectroscope equipped with multiple lasers 37
･ Non-destructive tree-ring dating using micro-focus x-ray computerized tomography 38
･ Analysis of ancient silk fibers by using FT-IR microscopy with a synchrotron radiated beamline 40
･ Material analysis of dodama beads recovered from the Kofun period 42
･ Cross section of an iron nail excavated at Sayama-ike, Osaka 43
･ Conservation and restoration of bronze mirrors unearthed from the Hirabaru site 44
Ⅱ Excavations at the Asuka and Fujiwara palaces and other sites 45
1 Excavations at the Fujiwara palace site 47
･ Excavation of the eastern Third Hall and cloister eastern sector in the State Halls Compound (no.132) 48
･ Excavation of the eastern Sixth Hall (no.136) 60
･ Excavation of the government offices sector east of the Imperial Domicile (no.127-8) 61
･ Excavation of the eastern area in the State Halls Compound and government offices sector east of the Imperial Domicile (no.133-11) 64
2 Excavations at the Fujiwara capital site 67
･ Excavation at the Moto Yakushiji temple site (no.133-3) 68
･ Excavation at East Second Ward on Sixth Street (no.133-7) 70
3 Excavations in and around the Asuka area 71
･ Excavation at the Toyura temple site (no.133-9) 72
･ Excavation at the Ishigami site (no.134) 74
･ Excavation of the Takamatsuzuka tomb (no.137) 81
Ⅲ Excavations at the Nara palace and other sites 83
1 Excavations at the Nara Palaces site 85
･ Excavation of the Former State Halls Compound (nos.367･376) 86
･ Excavation of the Assembly Hall Compound (no.370) 96
･ Excavation of the northwest part of the East Palace sector (no.381) 104
2 Excavation at the Nara Capital site and Nara temples 105
･ Excavation of the Central Image Hall of Kofukuji temple (no.369) 106
･ Excavation at the former precinct of Kofukuji temple (no.371)108
･ Excavation of the garden of the former Daijoin temple (no.374) 110
･ Excavation at the Ichijoin site on the former precinct of Kofukuji temple (no.383) 120
･ Excavation at Yakushiji temple (no.368) 121
･ Excavation at the Sairyuji temple site (no.378) 122
･ Excavation at East First Ward on Third Street (no.379) 123
･ Excavation at East First Ward on Seventh Street (no.372) 124
･ Excavation at East Second Ward on Second Street (nos.375･377) 128
