Why Didn't Agriculture Develop in Japan? A Consideration of Jomon Ecological Style, Niche Construction, and the Origins of Domestication.

被引：36

作者：

Bleed, Peter ^{[1
]}

Matsui, Akira ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nebraska, Dept Anthropol, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA

[2] Nara Natl Cultural Properties Res Inst, Natl Inst Cultural Heritage, Nara 6308577, Japan

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY | 2010年 / 17卷 / 04期

关键词：

Niche construction; Agricultural origins; Jomon; Japan; PLANT; ORGANISMS;

D O I：

10.1007/s10816-010-9094-8

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Over the course of some 12,000 years, Jomon cultures developed a highly refined adjustment to the Japanese landscape. Japanese archaeologists have exposed Jomon culture in great detail, but because it rested on wild resources, the Jomon era attracts little worldwide archaeological interest. This paper discusses Jomon ecological style in light of niche construction theory to consider the conditions that gave rise to agriculture and domestication. Jomon communities clearly managed much of their landscape and many plant and animal populations. Drawing on ideas from niche construction theory, we argue that qualities of potential domesticates are a central factor in the development of agriculture.

引用

页码：356 / 370

页数：15

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