THE MEASUREMENT OF THE RING TYPE SETTLEMENT IN JOMON-PERIOD : Spatial indexes of the settlement in Jomon-period around Kanto district : Part I

Abstract

This study intends to establish the method of measurment of the ring type settlement in Jomon-period, and to find the average size of the settlement from the spatial point of view. According to the centripetal composition of the settlement, the method of measurement is to calculate the area defined with the oval envelope on map. After calculation, it is found that the measurements are in the range of 2,000〜13,000m^2, and the avarage image of the settlement is an oval-shaped, 4.500m^2 broad, and on tableland of 70m wide.