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
千葉県幸田貝塚資料
山内清男考古資料 12
国立文化財研究所史料 第54冊
2000年11月15日 発行
