Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BI203001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 日本考古学研究A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ニホンコウコガクケンキュウA
Subject Name in
English
Lecture on Japanese Archaeology A
Instructor KAWASHIMA TAKAMUNE
Instructor
(Katakana)
カワシマ タカムネ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte:See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 09 : Archaeology/Cultural Heritage
Eligible Students for sophomore students
Keywords archaeology, prehistory, Jomon, hunter-gatherers, social complexity 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Special lecture on archaeology 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquisition of the research methods of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This class aims to learn the Jomon society, comparing with hunter-gatherer societies abroad. We will focus on the social changes during the Jomon period,  
Class Schedule lesson1
Hunter-gatherers
lesson2
Hunter-gatherers in prehistoric period
lesson3
Mesolithic period
lesson4
Neolithic period
lesson5
Jomon period
lesson6
Jomon settlements
lesson7
Subsistence in the Jomon (1)
lesson8
Subsistence in the Jomon (2)
lesson9
Complex hunter-gatherers (1)
lesson10
Complex hunter-gatherers (2)
lesson11
Ritual objects in the Jomon
lesson12
Jomon salt production (1)
lesson13
Jomon salt production (2)
lesson14
Social complexity in the Jomon
lesson15
Review of the class, final exam
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
ppt slides 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams
(More Details) ppt slides 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Read the handouts carefully.  
Requirements  
Grading Method evaluation by the final examination. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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