Abstract
In 1924, Dr. Yoshikiyo Koganei, the first Japanese physical anthropologist, conducted an excavation at the Kasori shellmound. A brief site report was made by Ichiro Yawata, but its final report had not been published since then. Recently the author discovered Koganei’s fieldnote in which the details of the excavation is recorded. The process of the excavation from its planning to the post-excavation research is now revealed. The record tells the details as to the negotiations with the land owners and the expenses. In the early stage, the excavations in Japan was not systematic and more like treasure hunting. In the 1920’s gradually the more organized excavation methods began to be applied. This record is important in this regard as well.
