Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology

In Japan, over 1,000 prehistoric house reconstructions have been built at 360 different locations since 1949. Pit houses from Neolithic Jomon Period (14,000–300BC) are the most common but they are mostly based on archaeological remains limited to pits and postholes. Therefore, decisions on material...

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Autores principales:	John Ertl, Yasuyuki Yoshida
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Publicado:	EXARC 2021
Materias:	(re)construction neolithic japan open-air museum experimental archaeology Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:84fb4076f80c438e9f7a57cd8c38bc002021-12-01T14:42:35ZApproaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/84fb4076f80c438e9f7a57cd8c38bc002021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10599https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956In Japan, over 1,000 prehistoric house reconstructions have been built at 360 different locations since 1949. Pit houses from Neolithic Jomon Period (14,000–300BC) are the most common but they are mostly based on archaeological remains limited to pits and postholes. Therefore, decisions on material and structure come from various sources, some based on research and others rooted in cultural ideologies or individual’s preferences. This paper compares reconstructions at three sites in the Central Highlands region of Japan. Despite the similarities in archaeological remains, the approaches toward reconstructions at each site are remarkably different. At Togariishi site (built 1949) the pit house design was made by Horiguchi Sutemi, a modernist architect and historian inspired by the past to find a Japanese essence in traditional farmhouses and tea houses that could intermix with Western architecture. At Idojiri site (first built 1958) archaeologists rejected mainstream academic concerns and embraced a community-centered approach to archaeological research and reconstruction. Lastly, the four pit houses at Umenoki site (built from 2014) were based on ethnographic examples from North America and were built by a carpenter and re-enactor who collaborated with the site archaeologists and the public.John ErtlYasuyuki YoshidaEXARCarticle(re)constructionneolithicjapanopen-air museumexperimental archaeologyMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2021/4 (2021)
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spellingShingle	(re)construction neolithic japan open-air museum experimental archaeology Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960 John Ertl Yasuyuki Yoshida Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology
description	In Japan, over 1,000 prehistoric house reconstructions have been built at 360 different locations since 1949. Pit houses from Neolithic Jomon Period (14,000–300BC) are the most common but they are mostly based on archaeological remains limited to pits and postholes. Therefore, decisions on material and structure come from various sources, some based on research and others rooted in cultural ideologies or individual’s preferences. This paper compares reconstructions at three sites in the Central Highlands region of Japan. Despite the similarities in archaeological remains, the approaches toward reconstructions at each site are remarkably different. At Togariishi site (built 1949) the pit house design was made by Horiguchi Sutemi, a modernist architect and historian inspired by the past to find a Japanese essence in traditional farmhouses and tea houses that could intermix with Western architecture. At Idojiri site (first built 1958) archaeologists rejected mainstream academic concerns and embraced a community-centered approach to archaeological research and reconstruction. Lastly, the four pit houses at Umenoki site (built from 2014) were based on ethnographic examples from North America and were built by a carpenter and re-enactor who collaborated with the site archaeologists and the public.
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title	Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology
title_short	Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology
title_full	Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology
title_fullStr	Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology
title_full_unstemmed	Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology
title_sort	approaches to experimental pit house reconstructions in the japanese central highlands: architectural history, community archaeology and ethnology
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Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology

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