CONTENTS
Ⅰ Research Reports 1
Department of Planning and Coordination
The first year after the renewal of the Nara Palace Site Museum 3
Excavation of the southwestern precinct of the Luoyang Imperial Palace site of Northern Wei dynasty, China 6
Archaeological investigation of Western Prasat Top, Angkor, Cambodia (11th, 12th and 13th missions) 8
Architectural investigation of Western Prasat Top, Angkor, Cambodia, 2010 10
Identification and radiocarbon dating of unearthed charcoals from Western Prasat Top, Angkor, Combodia 12
Research and practice on ESD in the Republic of Fiji Islands: Sustainable tourism and conservation of cultural landscape 14
Department of Cultural Heritage
City as a cultural landscape: Case studies at Aikawa, Sado and Okazaki, Kyoto 16
Tea industry and its related buildings at Shirakawa in the cultural landscape of Uji 18
Sustainability of cultural landscape: Management and organization toward succession of organic relations 20
Investigation of historical materials related to Mydjin-ko (a Shinto's rite) at Yatsuri, Asuka 22
Comprehensive approach for a site management 28
A research on bamboo hedge of the garden of Katsura-rikyu Imperial Palace 30
Investigation of the Reception Hall of the Chikurin-ji temple, Kochi Prefecture ; 32
Survey of historic architecture at Phu Hoi village, Dong Nai Province in southern Viet Nam 34
A research on dismantled members of the Horyuji temple, part 2: Analysis on pigment of diagonal support boards of the Main Hall 36
Investigation of the Kuramiya Ogino residence, Kumakawa-syuku, WakasaTown, Fukui Prefecture 38
Garden and landscape of the house of Bansuiso 40
Front lines of research and reconstruction of ancient architecture: International conference on the preservation of architectural heritage of Japan, China and Korea 42
Department of Imperial Palace Sites Investigations
A research on sword's decorative accessories from the Asuka-ike site 44
A new perspective for examination of embedded-pillar buildings ; 46
A report of roof tiles and a brick recovered from the Kodai Minedera kiln site 48
Review meeting for reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound: Study on reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 1 50
Critical review for reconstruction of the East and West Towers and the South Gate: Study on reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 2 52
Comparative study for reconstruction of the Imperial Audience Hall Compound: Study on reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 3 54
A reexamination of archaeological features and artifacts related to metallurgy unearthed in the 33rd and 70th excavations at the Nara Palace site 56
A reexamination of hip rafter cover tiles unearthed from the Nara Palace site 58
A research on eave roof tiles made from the same mold of Nara Capital: Examples of 6308 J and R types in Nara Capital and 01A and B types in the Aki Kokubun-ji temple 60
Examination of iron soles of setta sandal from archaeological contexts of the Edo period and modern era 62
Centre for Archaeological Operations
Scientific analysis on pigment of the Tentative Main Hall of Tanzan shrine 64
Scientific research and conservation treatment for the artifacts from the Kitora tomb 66
Research on the behavior of water in the Garandoya tomb, part 2 68
A study on corrosion of metal artifacts and their contexts, part 1 70
Investigation of soil environment of mokkan bearing layers, the Nara Palace site: Joint project with Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 72
Bone disease of a horse: An example in the construction period of the Fujiwara Palace site 74
Ⅱ Excavations at the Asuka and Fujiwara Palaces and other sites 77
1 Excavations at the Fujiwara Palace site 79
Excavation of the eastern Administrative Office sector (no.162-1) 80
Excavation at the inner court of the State Halls Compound sector (no.163) 82
Report of roof tiles from the Fujiwara Palace site (nos.128, 132, 142・144, 148 and 153) 91
2 Excavations in the Fujiwara Capital site 93
Excavation in East First Wards on Seventh and Eighth Streets (no.166) 94
Excavation in West Second and Third Wards on Sixth Street (no.167) 99
Report of a well in West Second Ward on Seventh Street 103
3 Excavations in and around the Asuka area 105
Excavation of the Mizuochi site (no.165) 106
Excavation of the Amakashi-no-oka Toroku site (no.161) 116
Excavations around the Hinokumadera temple (no.164) 126
Report of buried objects for purification rite unearthed from pit SK 160 at the Sakata-dera temple site 137
Ⅲ Excavations at the Nara Palace and other sites 141
1 Excavations at the Nara Palace site 143
Scientific analysis on the materials from pit SK 19189 at the eastern Administrative Office sector (no.440) 144
Excavation of the eastern Administrative Office sector (no.466) 152
Excavations of the East Palace sector (nos.446 and 469) 163
2 Excavations in the Nara Capital site and at Nara temples 179
Report of buried objects for purification rite unearthed from the South Gate of the Kofuku-ji temple (no.458) 180
Excavations at the former precinct of the Kofuku-ji temple (nos.465 and 467) 184
Excavation at the former precinct of the Kofuku-ji temple (no.464) 187
Excavation at the former precinct of the Hokke-ji temple (no.468) 190
Excavation at the Yakushi-ji temple (no.474) 192
Excavation at the Yasugaoka Hachimangu shrine in the Yakushi-ji temple (no.475) 195
Excavation at the Eastern Pagoda site of the Kasuga shrine (no.477) 199
Excavation in Block 16, East Second Ward on First Street (no.472) 207
Excavation in Blocks 1and 2, East First Ward on Third Street (no.478) 208