Annual Bulletin 2012
BULLETIN Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties 2012
CONTENTS
Ⅰ Research Reports 1
A review of the Nara Palace Site Museum exhibitions, 2011 3
An inventory of archaeometric dates of microlith industries in North China 6
Research and restoration of the Western Prasat Top site, Cambodia 8
Report of investigations at the Krang Kor site: research on burial site of the medieval Cambodia 10
Scientific study of glass beads excavated from the Krang Kor site, Cambodia 12
Waterscape of the ruins of Angkor 14
Amami as a mixed property: conservation of nature and culture in view of cultural landscape 16
Trend about cultural landscape studies in last six year: a review of the 4th Meeting of Cultural Landscape Studies 18
Characteristics of cultural landscape of Kyoto Okazaki from the view point of water usage 20
Outline of cultural landscapes preservation in the United States 22
Management of natural heritage as cultural property 24
Research on historic gardens in the Kamakura period 26
Report of the International Conference on Conservation of Historic Buildings and Cultural Heritages in China, Korea and Japan 28
Characteristics and current status of traditional settlements at Mekong Delta: survey at Cai Be in Tien Giang province, southern Viet Nam, part 1 30
Characteristics and current status of traditional folk dwellings at Mekong Delta: survey at Cai Be in Tien Giang province, southern Viet Nam, part 2 32
A research on carpentry tools owned by Kioku family 34
Characteristic designs and reuse of dismantled members in the Enryaku-ji temple 36
Modern Japanese buildings and industries in Hyogo 38
Study of coating material applied to exterior paint at the Tanzan-jinjya shrine 40
A nondestructive dendrochronological research for wooden statues of deities: a case study of wooden statues of male and female deities stored in the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties 42
Conservation of bronze objects from the Taguma-Ishihata site, Munakata City, Fukuoka 44
Research on moisture movement in the Garandoya tomb, part 3 46
A particle size measurement for the soil-section samples from the Takamatsuzuka tumulus 48
A three-dimensional laser scanner measurement for stone chamber of the Hirano-Tukaanayama burial mound 50
A reconnaissance of early metal works production in the Kofun period: a case study on burial goods recovered from the Tsukinooka tumulus, Fukuoka 52
Creating image database of excavated historical documents 54
The beginning of the preservation movement of the Nara Palace site: a research on historical materials associated with Shozo Ishizaki 56
Vision of Daijo-in Siki Sinkei Zu (picture of four seasons landscape at the Daijo-in temple): an introduction of new material 58
An examination on a melting pot related to gold metallurgy recovered from the 70th excavation at the Nara Palace site 60
An ethnographical perspective for understanding the use of wooden steamers 62
An examination on the brick wall and the ramp in the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound: study on reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 4 64
An identification of the module used for corridor construction: study on reconstruction or the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 5 66
A study for reconstruction of the South Gate: study on reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 6 68
An examination on the location of gates and roof structures of the East and West Towers: study on reconstruction of the First Imperial Audience Hall Compound, part 7 70
Upper structure of the enclosing posts around main building: cases in archaeological feature of embedded-pillar buildings in ancient Japan 72
Wooden food vessels excavated from the Asuka area and the Fujiwara Capital site 74
Design of early glazed wares and their estimated place of production: a case study of two materials from Asuka 76
Research on trichrome glazed wares recovered from the Sakata-dera temple site 78
Research on Tang dynasty trichrome glazed wares excavated from the Xing kiln site, China 79
Research on Tang dynasty trichrome glazed wares in Korea 80
Ⅱ Excavations at the Asuka and Fujiwara Palaces and other sites 81
1 Excavations at the Fujiwara Palace site 83
Excavation at the inner court of the State Halls Compound sector (no.169) 84
Excavation of the eastern Administrative Office sector (no.168-1) 94
Excavation of the central gate and wall on the eastern side of the palace precinct (no.168-2) 98
Excavation of the eastern Administrative Office sector (nos.168-5,6 and 7) 104
Report of roof tiles from the canal SD 1901A (no.20) 107
Report of earthenware excavated from the eastern inner moat SD 2300 (no.24) 109
Identification of tree species of the materials for wooden tablets {mokkan} from the Fujiwara Palace site 117
2 Excavations in the Fujiwara Capital site 119
Excavations in East Third Wards on Second Street and East Second Avenue (no.168-8) 120
Scientific analysis of the materials from the inner court of the State Halls Compound sector (no.163), West Second and Third Wards on Sixth Street (no.167) 123
3 Excavations in and around the Asuka area 133
Excavation of the Mizuochi site (no.165) 134
Report of facies and diatom analyses of the sediments in a bronze pipe from the Mizuochi site (no.5) 140
Excavation of the Amakashi-no-oka Toroku site (no.171) 144
Survey of the Kitora tomb (no.170) 146
Excavation around the Hinokuma-dera temple (no.172) 151
Ⅲ Excavations at the Nara Palace and other sites 157
1 Excavations at the Nara Palace site 159
Excavation of the East Palace sector (no.481) 160
2 Excavations at the Nara Capital site and at Nara temples 173
Excavation at the Yakushi-ji temple (no.476) 174
Excavation of the Northern Octagonal Hall Compound in the Kofujku-ji temple (no.483) 178
Excavation at the northern outer area of the Nara Palace site (no.480) 188
Excavations in Blocks 1 and 2, East First Ward on Third Street (nos.478, 486 and 488) 190
Excavation in Block 10, West First Ward on Third Street (no.484) 205
