2018年1月1日
Japan: The Earliest Evidence of Complex Technology for Creating Durable Coloured Goods
Open Archaeology
- 巻
- 4
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 206
- 終了ページ
- 216
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1515/opar-2018-0013
- 出版者・発行元
- De Gruyter Open Ltd
The invention of lacquer technology is significant in history as the first evidence of the use of an organic substance in creating durable coloured objects. By focusing on the evidence from the Jomon Period, Japan, this article clarifies the nature of complex technology and knowledge required for lacquer production, presents how lacquer technology enhanced our creative ability, and discusses its significance in human history. Lacquer technology was invented in the course of increasing human-plant interaction in the warming climate of the early Holocene. Personal ornaments coated with red lacquer are the most conspicuous throughout the Jomon Period from the beginning of lacquer technology. Strong attention to colour and intensive application on personal ornaments indicate that the creation of symbolic artefacts in social context was at the core of Jomon lacquer technology.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1515/opar-2018-0013
- ISSN : 2300-6560
- SCOPUS ID : 85047621256