Suenaga Masao

Suenaga Masao ( Japanese 末 永 雅 雄 ; born June 23, 1897 in Osaka Prefecture ; died May 7, 1991 ) was a Japanese archaeologist.

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Suenaga Masao studied archeology and ancient history from 1926 under Hamada Kōsaku at the University of Kyoto . From 1938 to 1980 he was director of the Nara Prefecture Archaeological Research Institute in Kashihara and played a significant role in the excavations in the prefecture. He took part in over 200 excavations, including the excavation of the Ishibutai tomb from the 7th century and the excavation of the Karako area (唐 古 遺跡, Karako iseki) from the Yayoi period .

His publications include “Armor in Ancient Japan” (日本 上代 の 甲冑, Nihon jōdai no katchū) from 1936, “Japanese Barrows” (日本 の 古墳, Nihon no kofun), 1961, and “Aerial Photos of Barrows” (古墳の 航空 大 観), 1975, 3 volumes.

In 1936 Suenaga received the Scholars' Prize of the Academy of Sciences (日本 学士 院 賞, Gakushiin-shō). In 1973 Suenaga was awarded the Asahi Prize . In 1980 he was honored as a person with special cultural merits and in 1988 he was awarded the Order of Culture .

In the city of Ōsakasayama there is an archaeological museum (大阪 狭 山 市立 郷 土 資料 館, Ōsakasayama shiritsu kyōdo shiryōkan), in which Suenaga's work is pointed out and on the site of which he is honored with a bust.

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Suenaga Masao . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia . Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1464.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Suenaga is the family name, Masao the first name.