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Tobinitai Culture
The is an archaeological culture of eastern Hokkaidō. It has been described as a "hybridization" of the Okhotsk culture and the Satsumon culture. Pottery Tobinitai ceramics of the 10th to 13th centuries are represented by high pots with a gently curved profile and short beakers. Pots are of two varieties: (a) vessels with a distinct neck and straight inverted rim, typical of the Okhotsk culture; (b) vessels without distinct neck and pronounced rim, similar to Satsumon pottery. Vessels demonstrate a combination of ornamental traditions: bossed décor composed of horizontal rows of appliquéd thin wavy rolls of the so-called "noodle" design characteristic of late Okhotsk vessels is combined with typical Satsumon ornamentation consisting of incised slanting and crossing lines. Housing House building also displays a mixture of Satsumon and Okhotsk features. While some dwellings are pentagonal and have central hearths encircled by stones (following the Okhotsk tradition), others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Culture
An archaeological culture is a recurring assemblage of types of artifacts, buildings and monuments from a specific period and region that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society. The connection between these types is an empirical observation, but their interpretation in terms of ethnic or political groups is based on archaeologists' understanding and interpretation and is in many cases subject to long-unresolved debates. The concept of the archaeological culture is fundamental to culture-historical archaeology. Concept Different cultural groups have material culture items that differ both functionally and aesthetically due to varying cultural and social practices. This notion is observably true on the broadest scales. For example, the equipment associated with the brewing of tea varies greatly across the world. Social relations to material culture often include notions of identity and status. Advocates of culture-historical archaeol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. Hokkaidō was formerly known as '' Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya Rinzō explored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okhotsk Culture
The Okhotsk culture is an archaeological coastal fishing and hunter-gatherer culture that developed around the southern coastal regions of the Sea of Okhotsk, including Sakhalin, northeastern Hokkaido, and the Kuril Islands during the last half of the first millennium to the early part of the second. The Okhotsk are one of the ancestral components of the Ainu people and probably contributed the Ainu languages and significant cultural elements. It is suggested that the bear cult, a practice shared by various Northern Eurasian peoples, the Ainu and the Nivkhs, was an important element of the Okhotsk culture but was uncommon in Jomon period Japan. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Okhotsk culture proper originated in the 5th century AD from the Susuya culture of southern Sakhalin and northern Hokkaido. Etymology The Okhotsk culture is named after the eponymous Sea of Okhotsk, which is named after the Okhota river, which is in turn named after the Even word () meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satsumon Culture
The is a partially agricultural, archeological culture of northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido (700–1200 CE) that has been identified as Emishi, as a Japanese-Emishi mixed culture, as the incipient modern Ainu, or with all three synonymously. Scholars frequently equate Satsumon people with Emishi, a culture that emerged in northern Honshu as early as the 5th century CE. This proposition is based on similarities between Ainu and Emishi skeletal remains as well as a number of place names across Honshu that resemble Ainu words. It is possible that the emergence of Satsumon culture in Hokkaido was triggered by immigration of Emishi people from Honshu. However, there are many differences between Emishi and Satsumon. For instance, horse riding and rice agriculture, neither of which were present in ancient Hokkaido, were both central to Emishi lifestyle. It may have arisen as a merger of the Yayoi– Kofun and the Jōmon cultures. The Satsumon culture appears to have spread from nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Archaeological Association
The (JAA) was established in 1948 and is a nationwide organization concerned with the archaeology of Japan and the preservation of its Cultural Properties. At the time of its establishment there were 81 members and by 1998, 3,387 members, with the majority involved in cultural property management and research in government agencies. Publications Since 1994 the JAA has published the journal ''Nihon Kōkogaku'' (Journal of the Japanese Archaeological Association) (日本考古学). See also * Buried Cultural Properties * List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials) The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties Cultural property does not have a universal definition, but it is commonly considered to be tangible (physical, material) items that are part of the cultural heri ... References External links Japanese Archaeological Association {{authority control Archaeology of Japan Archaeological organizations 1948 establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō. National Historic Sites As of 1 September 2019, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one * Special Historic Site). , align="center", Cape Chashikotsu Upper Site''Chashikotsu-misaki kami-iseki'' , , Shari , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Samani Mountain Trail''Samani sandō'' , , Samani , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Saruru Mountain Trail''Saruru sandō'' , , Erimo , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites''Kushiro-gawa-ryūiki chashi ato'' , , Kushiro , , designation comprises the sites of (''pictured'') and , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Former Utasutsu Satō Family Fishery''kyū-Utasutsu Satō-ke gyoba'' , , Suttsu , , , , , , , , , , - Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 May 2019, twenty-six Sites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rausu Municipal Museum
opened in Rausu, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2011. The museum is housed in the former Uebetsu Elementary and Junior High School building. The display is organized in accordance with six main themes: archaeological materials relating to the Jōmon, Zoku-Jōmon, Okhotsk, , and Satsumon cultures; artefacts from the Matsunorikawa Hokugan Site (Okhotsk culture) that have been designated an Important Cultural Property; Rausu's luminous moss, a Prefectural Natural Monument; the Middle Ages and early modern period (the '' Wajin'' and Ainu, chashi, etc.); local industries and life, with an emphasis on fishing; and the wildlife of Shiretoko, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, including the white-tailed eagle, Blakiston's fish owl, and whales. See also * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Hokkaidō) * List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō) * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) * Hokkaido Museum * Shiretoko Museum * Shiretoko National Park covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainu People
The Ainu are the indigenous people of the lands surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, including Hokkaido Island, Northeast Honshu Island, Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula and Khabarovsk Krai, before the arrival of the Yamato Japanese and Russians. These regions are referred to as in historical Japanese texts. Official estimates place the total Ainu population of Japan at 25,000. Unofficial estimates place the total population at 200,000 or higher, as the near-total assimilation of the Ainu into Japanese society has resulted in many individuals of Ainu descent having no knowledge of their ancestry. As of 2000, the number of "pure" Ainu was estimated at about 300 people. In 1966, there were about 300 native Ainu speakers; in 2008, however, there were about 100. Names This people's most widely known ethnonym, "Ainu" ( ain, ; ja, アイヌ; russian: Айны) means "human" in the Ainu language, particularly as opposed to , divine beings. Ainu also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Cultures Of East Asia
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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