Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BI206002 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 日本考古学研究D
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ニホンコウコガクケンキュウD
Subject Name in
English
Lecture on Japanese Archaeology D
Instructor UEDA NAOYA
Instructor
(Katakana)
ウエダ ナオヤ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds5-8:LET B153
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 09 : Archaeology/Cultural Heritage
Eligible Students for sophomore and 3rd-year students.
Keywords Kofun period, burial facility, grave goods, Haniwa 
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
The historical significance of the Kofun period is explained mainly through the subject of tomb systems. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1: Overview of the Kofun period and the chronological framework
Lesson 2: Overview of the Early Kofun Period
Lesson 3: Grave goods and haniwa in the Early Kofun Period
Lesson 4: Changes in funeral customs in the Early Kofun Period
Lesson 5: Overview of the Middle Kofun Period
Lesson 6: Grave goods and haniwa in the Middle Kofun Period
Lesson 7: Changes in funeral customs in the Middle Kofun Period
Lesson 8: Overview of the Late Kofun Period
Lesson 9: Grave goods and burial customs in the Late Kofun Period
Lesson 10: Changes in horizontal-style stone chambers and research perspectives
Lesson 11: Overview of kofun in eastern and western Japan ①
Lesson 12: Overview of kofun in eastern and western Japan ②
Lesson 13: Two types of horizontal-style stone chambers: Kinai type and Kyushu type
Lesson 14: Myths of the underworld and the development of Kofun funeral customs
Lesson 15: Exam
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Handout papers 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Class 1; Reading hand out papers, understanding these text, and reviewing of the class.
Class 2-14; Same as above.
Class 15; Reviewing all of these lessons.
 
Requirements  
Grading Method Comprehensive evaluation by final examination (70%), and quizzes (30%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
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