Nara Prefecture Archaeological Research Institute in Kashihara
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| place | Unebi-chō, Kashihara , Nara Prefecture |
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Research institute
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| opening | 1951 (founded September 13, 1938) |
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Nara Prefecture Education Authority
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http://www.kashikoken.jp/index.html (research institute)
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The Archaeological Research Institute of Nara Prefecture in Kashihara ( Japanese 奈良 県 立 橿 原 考古学 研究所 , Nara Kenritsu Kashihara Kōkogaku Kenkyūsho , English Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture , short: "Kashikōken" ( 橿 考研 )) is a research institute for archaeological research Cultural assets and ground monuments located in Unebi-chō, Kashihara , Nara Prefecture in Japan . It reports to the Nara Prefecture Education Authority. It stands next to the “Nara Archaeological Museum”, which is assigned to the research institute. The main task of the research center is excavations and archaeological researchArtifacts . The institute is especially responsible and known for the excavation of the Takamatsuzuka Kofun , a burial mound with rare and important wall paintings, and for the excavation of the Fujinoki-Kofun ( 藤 ノ 木 古墳 ). In order to make the research results and activities available to the public, the local archaeological museum ( 奈良 県 立 橿 原 考古学 研究所 附属 博物館 ) was subordinated to the institute in 1953 .
overview
Research institute
In 1938, on the occasion of the upcoming "2600 anniversary of Japan" in 1940, the outdoor facilities of the Kashihara shrine began to be repaired. In the course of the investigation, archaeological finds were found which were made accessible by the University of Kyoto from September 13, 1938 under the direction of Masao Suenaga (1897-1991) . This day is considered the founding day of the archaeological research institute in Kashihara. As a result of the Cultural Property Protection Act of 1950, the Prefecture's local education authority established a Department for the Protection of Cultural Property. In 1951 it was officially opened as a “Research Facility for Archaeological Cultural Assets ” ( 埋 蔵 文化 財 研究 機関 ) under the direction of Masao Suenaga. In 1972 the research institute discovered the murals in Takamatsuzuka-Kofun. Two years later, the former "Archaeological Museum of the Parks in Kashihara" ( 旧 橿 原 公 苑 考古 博物館 ) was subordinated to the research institute and renamed the "Archaeological Museum of the Kashihara Research Institute". In 1990 the research institute received new premises for the collection and conservation of archaeological finds. The research institute carries out around 100 scientific studies of archaeological cultural monuments every year.
museum
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| place | Unebi-chō, Kashihara , Nara Prefecture |
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Archaeological Museum (associated)
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| opening | November 1940 |
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Nara Prefecture Archaeological Research Institute in Kashihara
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The museum, which is now part of the research institute, was founded in 1940 as the “Historical Provincial Yamato Museum” ( 大 和 国 史館 ) and renamed the “Historical Yamato Museum” ( 大 和 歴 史館 ) in 1949 . Before it was affiliated to the Research Institute in 1974 under the name that still exists today, the museum was renamed again in April 1970 to the “Archaeological Museum of the Park in Kashihara” ( 橿 原 公 苑 考古 博物館 ). With the affiliation of the museum to the research institute, the previously separate areas of responsibility of the two institutions were combined. The museum received new rooms in 1980.
Archives
In addition to press reports and general information on current excavations, the website of the research institute also has an online database with approx. 25,000 images and general information on the individual excavation sites in the prefecture. This information is to be understood as the first general information, which is aimed primarily at visitors and interested laypeople. More detailed information for research projects can be requested. In addition to this offer, the museum has put together tours for visitors. In addition, the in-house holdings of the library belonging to the archaeological collection with around 15,000 specialist books and magazines can be accessed online.
The museum shows exhibitions that are thematically structured and assigned to the individual periods of Japanese archeology and history from the Japanese Paleolithic to the Heian period . Another focus are exhibitions on the old province of Yamato . It has nine important cultural assets and a national treasure (a group of finds from the Fujinoki-Kofun, see: List of National Treasures of Japan (Archaeological Materials) ).
Web links
- Official website of the research institute. Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture, accessed November 29, 2013 (Japanese, undated).
- Official website of the archaeological museum. Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture, accessed November 29, 2013 (Japanese, undated).
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- ↑ The use of today's common term for "museum" ( 博物館 , hakubutsukan ) was not regulated until 1951 in the " Museum Act " ( 博物館 法 , hakubutsukanhō ). The museum was officially registered with the name hakubutsukan in 1968.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Steinhaus: Small dictionary on Japanese archeology - Japanese-German (= writings on Japanese archeology I ). epubli, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86931-803-5 , p. 165 (reference point for the German designation).
- ↑ 橿 原 考古学 研究所 の 沿革 . (No longer available online.) Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture, Nov. 27, 2013, archived from the original on Dec. 13, 2012 ; Retrieved November 29, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 発 掘 情報 . (No longer available online.) Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture, Nov. 27, 2013, archived from the original on Dec. 3, 2013 ; Retrieved November 29, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 奈良 県 遺跡 情報 地 図 . Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture, November 27, 2013, accessed November 29, 2013 (Japanese).
- ↑ 掘 調査 報告 書 デ ー タ ベ ー ス . Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara prefecture, November 27, 2013, accessed November 29, 2013 (Japanese).
Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ′ 32 " N , 135 ° 47 ′ 28.8" E