Journal of the Anthropological Society of Nippon

Iron arrow-heads of the ancient burial mound Period

SHUICHI GOTO

1939 Volume 54 Issue 4 Pages 133-161
Published: 1939
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1537/ase1911.54.133

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The iron arrow-heads of the ancient burial mound period (I-WII centuries) of Japan may be classified according to the form as “tonged”and“non-tonged, ”or“flat”and“pointed.”But upon a more detailed examination, they may be classified into twenty-seven types.Some of the earliest types appear to have derived their shape from the earlier specimens in stone and bronze, while many of the latest types bear resemblance to the products of the Nara period which are preserved in the Imperial Repository, Shosoin.Our iron arrow-heads at the beginning were strongly coloured with the indigenous culture, but a little later, in the 5th and 6th centuries, they were subjected to the influence of the continent as attested by the iron arrow-heads excavated in Manchoukuo and Chosen.

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1939 Volume 54 Issue 4 Pages 162-165
Published: 1939
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1537/ase1911.54.162

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Notes on the prehistoric artifacts from Uzanto, Formosa

ISAMU KONO

1939 Volume 54 Issue 4 Pages 166-170
Published: 1939
Released on J-STAGE: June 28, 2010

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1537/ase1911.54.166

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The prehistoric site at Uzanto is situated on the terrace which is about 30 km north east of Tainan city.This site was first examined and reported by Y.SAYAMA in 1923.I had the opportunity to visit the site with the late Prof.A.MATSUMURA and other gentlemen in March 1927.
The prehistoric culture stratum of this site is exposed along the sides of narrow ditches (Fig.1.).Under the yellowish brown soil which measures about 0.1m, we can see 1m of greyish black soil which contain a large quantity of prehisroric artifacts and animal bones.
The artifacts.from this site are as follows, pottery, polished stone axes, (1in fig.3.), polished arrow-heads and lance-heads made of slate, (3in fig.4;I.and 2 in fig.4), polished stone knives (3and4in fig.3), a bone spear-head (1.in fig.4), a problematical polished stone object (5 in fig.3), a clay ear-plug (5 in fig.2), clay bracelets (1 to 4 in fig.2), clay spindles (6 and 7 in fig.3) and the head of a clay animal figure.

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