Archeology in Kochi and Ehime Prefectures
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Oracle Bone (detail), Excavated from Miyamaegawa Kitasaya Site, Matsuyama, Ehime, Kofun period, 4th century
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 1, 2015 (Tue) - March 6, 2016 (Sun)As part of a program for the mutual exchange of archeological artifacts, the Tokyo National Museum borrows recently-excavated objects from other museums while lending them objects that were originally excavated from their respective areas.During this fiscal year, with the cooperation of the Kochi Prefectural Museum of History and the Museum of Ehime History and Culture, we are exhibiting artifacts from Kochi and Ehime prefectures that date back from the Final Jomon period to the beginning of the Kofun period (ca. 11th century BC–ca. 3rd century AD).
The artifacts on display show that from the Final Jomon period to the beginning of the Kofun period, Kochi and Ehime prefectures possessed unique characteristics while conducting a thriving trade with various other regions in Japan.
Including:
Wooden Lacquerware, Excavated from Itoku Site, Tosa-shi, Kochi, Final Jomon period, 1000-400 BC
Bronze Spearhead, Excavated from Hage Manpukuji Site, Tosa-shi, Kochi, Late Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century, Kochi Prefectural Museum of History
Line drawing Carved on Jar, Excavated from Miyamaegawa Kitasaya Site, Matsuyama, Ehime, Late Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century
Oracle Bone, Excavated from Miyamaegawa Kitasaya Site, Matsuyama, Ehime, Kofun period, 4th century