Annual Bulletin 1996

Table of Contents

Page

Excavations in the Asuka Area　1

Excavations of the Fujiwara Palace and Capital Sites　5

Excavations of the Nara Palace and Capital Sites　12

Making Method of the Flat Eaves Tiles of the Yamada-dera Temple in the Foundation Time　24

Width of the Sixth Street in Fujiwara Capita! Site　26

Building Materials Found at Motoyakushi-ji Temple　28

Copper, Bronze and Gilt Bronze Artifacts Excavated in Asuka Fujiwara Area　30

Wooden Tablets Excavated in the Nara Palace and Capital Sites during 1995　32

Piece of Paper Bearing Ink Characters Permeated with Lacquer Excavated from Nara Palace and Capital Sites　34

Investigation of Metal Vessels Owned by Horyu-ji Temple (3)　36

New-pottery with Strange Comb Patterns　38

Description of the Divine Deer in the Documents Owned by Kofuku-ji Temple　39

Basic Plan and Design for Reconstruction of the Early Imperial Audience Hall　43

Architectural Studies on the Early Modern Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines in Okayama City (2)　44

Chamfering Materials of the Ancient Construction　46

Research on the Dwellings and Settlement Pattern of the Korean Minority People in Heilong Jiang, China　48

Survey of the Vernacular Houses in Shiga Prefecture (1) 　50

Special Exhibitions at the Asuka Historical Museum　51

Dendrochronology (13)　52

Analysis of Faunal Remains (12)　53

Identification of the Archaeological Objects by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrometry　54

Relationship between Deterioration and Shrinking Behavior of Archaeological Water-logged Woods　55

Identification of the Geologic Origins of Stone Artifacts (2)　56

Site Surveying by Underground Rader (2)　58

Improvement of the Information System　60

Restoration of the Nara Palace Sites　62

Cooperative Research on the Conservation Science of the Artifacts from PAZYRYK Mounded Tomb in Russia　66

Collaboration in the Restoration of Angkor Cultural Heritage　67

Brief Reports on Research Tours Abroad　68

International Architectural Conservation Course in ICCROM　69

Miscellaneous International Research News　70

Public Lectures in 1995　72

Intra-institute Advanced Seminars　73

Miscellaneous Research News　76

Miscellaneous Activities of the Institute/Organization of the Institute　77

Published by

Nara National Cultural Properties Research Institute

Nara, 1997. 3