vol.1l February 1999
The Archacological]Rescarch Center
on the Campus,Tohoku University
Katahiracho,Aoba ward,Sendai 980‐
8577 JAPAN
Sunll■
aryOn the campus of Tohoku University, a lot of archaeological sites are known. Arnong theni, Sendai Castle is the mOst famous and largest one. Almost al1 0f the south part of Kawauchi campus is located on its secondary citadel area. AObayama campus inctudes remarkable Paleohthic sites,and localty B is dat9d to more than 100,000 years ago.
In」
apan,if existing circtlmstances need to be changed in the knOwn site area,excavation research on the buried cultural properties must be carried out.According to legal procedures,the com■lission for research,which、 vas organized in 1983, carried out many salvage excavations for ll years. It、 vas reorganized into he Center in 1994 to improve conditions of research. The Center mainly carries out salvage excavations Of archaeological sites on the campus, analyzes those records and remains, and publshes excavation reports. Conservation and exhibition of archaeological heritage,studies about structure of sites,artifacts,techniques Of excavation and preservation are also important duties.
This volume carries reports Of salvage excavations at NM12,and NA/114 on Kawauchi campus,AOE2 on Aobayama campus,、vhich、vere carried out by the ComH ssion of]Buried Cultural Properties on Campus in
1993.
NM12 site(Loc.12 of Nttο ttary,i.e.the secondary citadel of Sendai Castle)
NA江12 area corresponds to the north bank Of a moat which was located on the north ofう ヽ″
%θ
ηεα夕ηιo ThiSsite、
vas excavated prior to the construction Of Health Administration Center.T、
vo nlaJor phases are recognized,under and Over layer 7 respectively,、 vhich、vas heaped duringletti
period. Phase l corresponds to Edo period and is subdivided into two phases,that is,Ia and lb. Phase II corresponds to WIeiii periOd and is subdivided into fOur phases,IIa‐
IId.
Phase la
There were several pits, and a step of unknowll purpOse. Only a few artifacts such as ceramics、 vere found. They all belong to he 17th century. So this phase probably corresponds to the 17th century.
AccOrding to historical picture maps,there were samurai residences in the 17th century before、 videning of the moat. Features of this phase is probably related to samurai residences.
Phase lb
A■noat、vas found. And there、vas a dam atthe bottom ofit. The dam crosses the moat,and has stone
pavements bordered with 10gs On the tOp,andits embankments are covered with bamboo baskets filled with pebbles. It is considered tO be the facihties for weakening the po、 ver Of current flows from the vaney of west side. It was probably built in the 19th century,near the end of EdO periOd,because we can see the dam drawn Only on the picture maps of the end of Edo periOdo SO this phase allnOst corresponds to the 19th century,near the end Of Edo periOd.
It is pOssible to recOnstruct alrnost exactly, the location of the moat on the north of ハ帝テ
%ο ttα
γ% by comparing picture maps and results of investigations at other places.Only a fe、v w00den implements were found at this phase, indicating that the mOat 、vas constantly mailltained clean during this phase.
Phasc II
The mOat existed almOst at the same place as phase I. It is recognized that during phase II tte mailltenance of the mOat、 vas practiced partially,sO gradualy earth and sand accumulated,leading to the loss Of the function of the moat. From features of phase II, a great quantity of artifacts belonging to modern times、vere found. The accumulatiOn which cOvered the features of phase IIc has a thickness Of l.
5m by the place. These are rubbish of a 10gistic transport corps of the lmperial Army,which was IOcated on the north ofthe moat. These had been thrown fOr about 20 years around the Sino― Japanese War(1894‐
5)
and World War I(1914‑8)。 So this phase corresponds to allnost the same tirne period.
These artifacts include many industrial products of modern tilnes,and they are extremely abundant in variation and found in huge quantity. This is a very different point from pre― rnOdern tilnes. We present the entire body of these artifacts in this report by providing representative samples,based on thorough classification and counting Of all artifacts.
NM14 site(Loc。 14 of NttOttarv)
A few sman areas、vere excavated prior tO small construction works fOr improvement of envirOnment at Kawauchi campus, It became clear that the features belonging to EdO period remain well at ioc.Iヽ た corresponding to the center area of^ワ
%ο ttα
%%, and 10c.II corresponding to north side of五 カ,冴θ力θ%ο 夕%ο %
(north gate Ofッ
ト￠%θ
夕%α
″%). There fOund sman quantity of artifacts such as pOrcelain,glazed ceramics,androof tiles.
It is recognized that c10se inh/estigatiOns at places Of sman construction wOrk are also very useful for comecting the information underground withOut excavation.
AOE2 site(the secOnd excavation of Aobayama site LocoE)
A small area、 vas excavated prior to construction of a utility tunnel on AObayama campus. Artifacts Of lnitial and A/1iddle Jomon period,Late lFayoi period and]王 eian period、vere found. There were several pits, but、ve cannot define、vhich period these belong tO. This is the first tilne that we find artifacts Of lnitial Jomon periOd on Aobayama campus. With the results,it became clear that there is an archacological site of this period on Aobayama campus. The main site area is considered tO be the flat ground part located
to the、
vest of this point. It is the mOst important result of this excavation.A trace of landslide is also fOund. It、 vill give us interesting data about changes of iocal topography and environment.
図 Ⅶ
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1 調査前全景 (東 か ら
)2.試 掘調査 区全景 (南 か ら
)粋 キ 醸 睦 41σ 要 驚 艶 二艤 砥 募
鮭 郡
セクシ ョン (東 か ら
)図版
1
仙台城 二の丸跡 第 12地点試掘・ 外周壁 セ クシ ョンPll Vie郡 /s of test trenches and crOss sections at NW112
4 試掘調査サブ トレンチ全景 (東 か ら
)r
6 F〜 H‑1・
2区調査 区西壁 セ クシ ョン (東 か ら
)11″ri