Monograph No. 69
REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE EASTERN PALACE (TOIN) GARDEN OF THE HEIJO PALACE SITE, NARA, JAPAN ENGLISH TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESEARCH REPORTS OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL PROPERTIES, NARA, NO. 69
INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL PROPERTIES. NARA (NABUNKEN)
2003
REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE EASTERN PALACE (TOIN) GARDEN OF THE HEIJO PALACE SITE, NARA, JAPAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter I: Introduction 1
1. Outline of the Eastern Palace garden of the Heijo Palace 1
2. Investigation areas 2
3. Preparation of the Site Report and abbreviations 3
Chapter II: Archaeological Investigations 5
1. The method of excavation grid systems and measurement 5
2. Overview of archaeological investigations 7
3. Excavation log 13
Chapter III: Archaeological Features 25
1. Formation process of the site 25
2. Features at the Eastern Palace garden of the Heijo Palace Site 27
Chapter IV: Artifacts 67
1. Wooden Tablets (Mokkan) 67
2. Rooftiles 71
3. Pottery and clay figures 105
4. Wooden implements 130
5. Cypress barks, charcoals and lacquers 148
6. Coins 1 49
7. Metal artifacts 151
8. Tools for forging and casting 152
9. Stone artifacts 153
Chapter V: Discussion 155
1. Temporal change in the structures of the Eastern Palace garden of the Heijo Palace 155
2. Consideration of the Eastern Palace garden of the Heijo Palace using historic sources 165
3. Garden remains of the Asuka and the Nara periods, and the significance of the Eastern Palace garden of the Heijo Palace 175
4. Rooftiles 185
5. Pottery 199
6. Variety of stone materials in the Eastern Palace garden 205
7. Botanical reconstruction of the ancient garden 209
Chapter VI: Summary 218
The chronological table of the Eastern Palace garden 220
Supplementary tables 222
English summary 229
Transcriptions and inscriptions on wooden tablets (back matter)
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