essay

Yoshinogari: the world of the Wei Dynasty annals

Ancient Japan [by] Richard Pearson ; with contributions by Doi Takashi … [et al • New York • Published In 1992 • Pages: 154-157

By: Sahara, Makoto.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Sahara briefly describes the findings from the excavations at Yoshinogari. The site, like the description of Queen Himiko's residence in the WEI ZHI, had two watch towers and an earthen wall. The cemetery area contained 2,000 jar burials and 330 pit graves. The site also contained almost 50 storage houses and 100 pit dwellings. The outer moat was left open in the southwest and northeast providing access to two elite burial areas. 'Many ritual vessels were found by the side of the access path, suggesting that people of several villages under the control of Yoshinogari were obliged to come there to pay their respects.' (page 155).

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Identification

Settlement patterns

Military installations

Burial practices and funerals

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Yayoi

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2004

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Asia

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

East Asia

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry ; 2003

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1986-1989

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

2300 BP-1900 BP (300 B.C.-100 A.D.)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Yoshinogari site, Saga Prefecture; Japan

NotesAdditional notes

Sahara Makoto

For bibliographical references see document 15: Pearson

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

92015138

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Yayoi culture