Structural Analysis of the Transition from the Palaeolithic to the Jomon in Japan

从旧石器时代到绳纹陶器文化的过渡是日本史前研究的主要问题之一。这个问题有两个基本方面。一个是从微石器时代直接进入绳纹时代的变化。另一个是从前陶瓷时期的三幡-长竹久保文化到绳纹文化的转变。多年来，我们通过在九州长崎县的Sempukuji岩洞的挖掘，研究了从微石器时代到绳纹时代的过渡。这一次，我们试图阐明从Mikoshiba-Chojakubo文化过渡到绳纹的结构。我们通过以下四项调查进行了这项研究：1。2.所有Mikoshiba-Chojakubo遗址的地层；2 .关于这种文化分布的各种理论；关于属于这种文化的工具类型和组合组成的理论；and4。Mikoshiba-Chojakubo和microolithic文化的比较。因此，在我们研究的第一年，我们研究了实际的遗址，或者这些遗址的文物收藏。我们收集了插图、地名/站点名称列表和参考书目。通过我们在岐阜县的Ikenohara遗址的发掘（1989年10月），我们阐明了旧石器时代末期（微石器时代）的一个方面。今年是我们的最后一年，我们跟进了第一年的工作。我们完成了数据的整理，并召开了一次会议（第11次月会），讨论了所有与Mikoshiba-Chojakubo文化有关的问题，并汇集了我们所有的材料和想法。我们还在千叶县的山口遗址进行了一次挖掘，在那里我们对旧石器时代的地层学有了很好的了解。

The transition from the Palaeolithic to the Jomon pottery culture is one of the major questions in prehistoric studies in Japan. There are two basic aspects to this question. One is the change leading from the Microlithic directly into the Jomon. The other is the change leading from the Mikoshiba-Chojakubo preceramic culture into the Jomon. For many years we have been studying the transition to the Jomon from the Microlithic through our excavations at the Sempukuji Rockshelter in Nagasaki prefecture in kyushu. This time we have tried to elucidate the structure of the transition to the Jomon from the Mikoshiba-Chojakubo Culture.We conducted this research by following four lines of investigation :1. the stratigaphy of all Mikoshiba-Chojakubo sites ;2. the various theories of the distribution of this culture ;3. the theories of the types of tools and the composition of assemblages belonging to this culture ; and4. a comparison of the Mikoshiba-Chojakubo and Microlithic cultures.Thus in the first year of our research we studied the actual sites, or the collections of artifacts from these sites. We collected illustrations, place name/site name lists and bibliographies. Through our excavation of the Ikenohara site in Gifu prefecture (October 1989) we illuminated one aspect ofthe terminal Palaeolithic (Microlithic) period.In this our final year, we followed up on our first year's work. We finished compiling the data and held a meeting (the 11th monthly meeting) to discuss all of the questions related to the Mikoshiba-Chojakubo Culture and to pull together all of our materials and ideas. We also conducted an excavation at the Yamaguchi site in Chiba prefecture, where we obtained a good view of Palaeolithic stratigraphy.