Japanese Journal of Archaeology (Vol.9 No.2) now available online

[Nadia Kanagawa]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing on behalf of Professor Ken'ichi Sasaki to let everyone know that the most recent issue of the Japanese Journal of Archaeology (Vol. 9 No. 2) is now available online:

http://www.jjarchaeology.jp/contents/current.html

For those who may not yet be aware of this great resource, the Japanese Journal of Archaeology (JJA) is the English-language journal of the Japanese Archaeological Association. JJA is open access and publishes peer-reviewed original research and review articles written in English. Their archives go back to 2013, and they regularly publish reports on the major trends in the field, broken down into Paleolithic, Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun, Medieval, and Early Modern eras. The most recent trend report can be found in the December 2021 issue (Vol. 9 No. 1, link here) and the current issue includes a special section on the Japanese Archaeology of Gender.

Hope you find this useful - please spread the word if you do!

Best,

Nadia Kanagawa

Table of Contents

Part 1: Original Article

Estimating the Sources of Stone Tools Made of Tuffites during the Yayoi Period and Their Archaeological Significance, by Mori Takanori, Yuhara Masaki, Umezaki Keiji, & Kawano Yoshinobu

Part 2: Special Section: Japanese Archaeology of Gender

Guest Editors’ Introduction, by Matsumoto Naoko & Mitsumoto Jun

Gender Expression from the Jomon to Yayoi Periods in Western Japan: A Case Study of Ritual Tooth Extraction, by Funahashi Kyōko

Fertility and Survivorship in the Jomon and Yayoi Periods Estimated from Human Bones, by Igarashi Yuriko

Bodily Representation and Cross-dressing in the Yayoi and Kofun Periods, by Mitsumoto Jun

Part 3: Summary of Work Awarded Japanese Archaeological Association

Zooarchaeology of the Earliest Farming Period, by Yamazaki Takeshi

[niels van steenpaal]

Dear colleagues,

The speaker for the August meeting of the Kyoto Asian Studies Group is Mary Louise Nagata, who will present “Marriage and Fertility in Mid Nineteenth Century Kyoto, 1843-1868” (see abstract below).  

 

The talk will be held on Tuesday, August 2^nd, 18:00-20:00 in Seminar Room 8 (第8演習室), on the basement floor of Research Bldg. No. 2 (総合研究2号館), on the Kyoto University Main Campus (see link below for access information).  

 

Abstract 

 

Marriage and Fertility in Mid Nineteenth Century Kyoto, 1843-1868 

 

This study uses the Kyoto individual faith surveys, shumon ninbetsu aratame cho, of 30 neighborhoods compiled 1843-1868 to estimate infant mortality, total and marital fertility, and birth intervals (spacing) as well as comparing fertility differentials. The age at marriage is an important factor shaping fertility, so analysis of fertility will include analysis of the age at marriage. The standard analysis of the age at first marriage is the singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM), or the age at which fifty percent of those who will marry had married. Consecutive listings will then be used to estimate infant mortality. The calculation of fertility then begins with Child/Woman Ratios (CWR), comparing women ages 16-50 and children ages 1-5 in households with various social or economic characteristics: owners vs renters, Yamashiro natives vs migrants, districts within the city, decades within the data. This analysis is followed by a calculation of age specific fertility and age specific marital fertility to find the total fertility rate (TFR) and the marital fertility Rate (TMFR). Ideally these rates will be compared in the same way the CWRs were. 

 

 

Mary Louise Nagata is Professor of History at Francis Marion University. 

 

 

For access information see: 

https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/main-campus-map
(the venue is on the south side of the basement floor of the building listed on the map as nr. 34) 

 

Please refrain from bringing food or drinks into the meeting room. Also, in order to comply with the regulations of our venue, please do not forget to wear a mask.

 

Contact: Niels van Steenpaal, nielsvan...@hotmail.com 

 

 

About the Kyoto Asian Studies Group: 

The KASG is a long-standing Kyoto-based research network that hosts monthly research presentations by experts from various Asian Studies fields. Emphasizing long Q&A sessions, we aim to provide an informal atmosphere in which scholars can freely exchange ideas concerning both finished and in-progress research. Admission is free, and we always welcome new members and presenters.