Studies of san'in region

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Studies of san'in region 13
2020-12-31 発行

弥生時代の中国地域における鉄器普及の様相

A Study on the spread of iron implements in the Chugoku region during the Yayoi period
Ege, Kazuhiro Shimane University Museum
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本稿では、弥生時代の中国地域における鉄器の流通・普及を具体的に明らかにするために、時期ごとにみた鉄器出土集落遺跡の分布と出土鉄器の器種組成・数量の様相について整理した。その結果、日本海・瀬戸内海から各主要河川を遡上するルート、中国山地内陸部の各水系を東西に横断するルートなど、有機的な鉄器流通ネットワークが形成されていたことを認めた。周防・安芸および備中南部・備前では、弥生後期に鉄器出土量が増大していく大きな傾向が認められ、山陰とも共通する。出土量の内訳をみると、周防・安芸および備中南部・備前では鉄鏃の出土比率が高いのに対し、山陰では鉇・刀子などの工具の出土比率が高い傾向が窺えた。そのうえで、山陰と同様に瀬戸内海沿岸の諸地域でも集落における鉄器流通量の増大に呼応して、その流通を掌握した首長の権威・権力が伸長し、区画や埋葬施設・副葬品の内容において卓越性を有する階層上位墓が出現する傾向を読み取った。
This study aimed to discover the phase of the Yayoi period that saw the spread of iron implements in the Chugoku region. To do so, it analyzes the spread of the distribution of settlement remains from which iron implements were excavated and describes the composition and quantity of such tools in each phase. The results show that the iron implements’ distribution network includes one route up the main rivers from the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea, as well as an east-west route, which crossed each water system of the Chugoku Mountains inland. In Suo, Aki, southern Bicchu, Bizen, and Sanin, the quantity of iron implements increased at the end of the Yayoi period. The ratio of iron arrowheads was high in Suo, Aki, southern Bicchu, and Bizen, but on the other hand, the ratio of iron industrial tools such as spear-style planning tools and knives was high in Sanin. The results show that the increase in iron implements impacted the emergence of the tombs of the chiefs, such as with the abundant grave goods and large-scale grave mounds. This is because the chiefs’ power increased when they controlled the distribution of the iron implements.
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