COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CITY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE IRON AGE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AREA

本研究深化了对日本考察队在以色列发掘的铁器时代城市Ein-Gev的调查研究，通过对该地区其他相关实例的比较和考察，推进了该地区历史上的遗址定位。2003年和2004年，我们对该遗址的卫城进行了发掘，明确了铁器时代柱式建筑、城墙和附属大型建筑的基本结构平面图。我们还从事出土材料的记录、挖掘和拍摄工作，包括陶片和石器。此外，我们还访问了以色列和约旦等地的其他遗址和博物馆，以进行比较研究。为了准备发布发掘报告，我们还集中精力进行数字化工作，以共享挖掘数据，并对挖掘结果进行处理和分析。然后，我们开始准备新的项目，以进一步了解该地区青铜和铁器时代的城市和建筑。这个新项目逐渐把重点放在了Tell遗址之一，即位于以色列加利利下游的Tell Rekhesh，我们与以色列文物局进行了谈判，并对TelRekhesh的发现进行了初步研究，这些发现储存在基布兹恩多的考古博物馆。在初步研究后，我们向IAA申请了挖掘许可证，幸运的是我们获得了许可证。

In this research, the investigation research was deepened concerning the Iron age city of Ein-Gev, where the Japanese Expedition has excavated in Israel and the research was advanced to locate the site in the history of area through the comparison and the examination of the other related examples of the area.In 2003, and 2004, we made excavations at the acropolis of the site and made clear the plan of the basic structure of the Iron age pillared buildings, the city wall and the attached large building. We also engaged in the work of recording, drwing, and photographing of the unearthed materials including pottery sherds and stone vessels. Besides this, we visited other sites and museums in Israel and Jordan and so on, in order to make comparative study.To prepare the publication of the excavation report, we also concentrated in the digital work in order to share the data of the excavation and to process and analyze the excavation results.Then, we started preparing new project for further understanding the city and architecture during the Bronze and Iron Age in this area. This new project was gradually focused on the one of the tell site, namely tell Rekhesh located in the lower Galilee in Israel and we negotiated with the Israel Antiquity Authority and made a preliminary research of the finding from the Tel Rekhesh, which were stored in the archaeological museum in the kibbutz En-Dor.After the preliminary research, we made an application of the excavation license to IAA and fortunately we got it.