Historical Materials No.54

REPORT of THE YAMANOUCHI SUGAO ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION NUMBERⅫ

Archaeological Discoveries at the Kode Shell Midden, Chiba Prefecture

Edited by KAMIMORI Hideaki, NISHINO Masato, and YASUI Ken'ichi

With assistance from KANEKO Hiroyuki

　This series of catalogues publishes archaeological materials collected by the late Dr. YAMANOUCHI Sugao [1902-1970]. He was a prominent prehistorian who firmly established the methodological framework of investigations into Japanese prehistory, particularly the Jomon Period. His collection principally consists of archaeological data resulting from his own excavations at Jomon sites in eastern Japan.

　This volume includes Early Jomon pottery, lithic artifacts, bone and antler artifacts, and faunal remains discovered at the Kode Shell Midden, Chiba Prefecture. Yamanouchi excavated the site in the late October and early November of 1955. He never explained the purpose of his excavation and did not publish all the results of his excavation. It is, however, clear that he was very concerned about a chronology of the early stage of the Early Jomon Period. Indeed, the publication of this report is expected to contribute to refining the chronology of the Early Jomon Period in Chiba.

NARA NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

PUBLICATIONS ON HISTORICAL MATERIALS, VOLUME LIV

NARA, NOVEMBER, 2000

CONTENTS

I. Overview of the Kode Shell Midden

　1. Location of the site (by YASUI Ken'ichi)                            1

　2. History of archaeological investigations (by KAMIMORI Hideaki and NISHINO Masato)                         4

II. Archaeological Excavation by YAMANOUCHI Sugao [Pls. 1-3]

　1. Overview of Yamanouchi's excavation (by KAMIMORI Hideaki)                    7

　2. Overview of the discovered archaeological data (by TAI Tomoji)                 8

III. Pottery [Pls. 4-28] (by KAMIMORI Hideaki)                       16

IV. Red Pigments on Pottery Surface (by NARUSE Masakazu)                             46

V. Lithic Artifacts [Pl. 29] (by TAJIMA Arata)                           47

VI. Bone and Antler Artifacts (NISHINO Masato)                     50

VII. Faunal Remains

　1. Shells (by NISHINO Masato)                 52

　2. Vertebra (by TOIZUMI Gakuji and UETSUKI Manabu)                     55

VIII. Conclusion (by KAMIMORI Hideaki)                    65

References                        66

English table of contents                 67

Japanese summary of the report