土地改変と遺跡 (大規模土地改変と第4紀研究<シンポジウム>)
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The increasing number and expanding area of artificial land formations has caused a rapid and large increase in the number and size of contract archaeological projects. These excavations, which are carried out all over the Japanese archipelago, have revealed a great deal of new and important information about Japanese archaeological sites. The fortunate result of this contract work has been that archaeologists are now better able to explain the Japanese prehistoric past. Sadly, however, we are faced with the serious problem that, because our archaeological theory and techniques of excavation are still limited, we are unable to recover all of the crucial and important information about these sites. Futhermore, the sites and their environs, are important not only for their historical value but also for the characteristic and irreplaceable atmosphere they bring to our daily lives. Artificial land formations not only destroy a vast number of sites but also threaten the atmosphere and meaning attached to these places and surroundings.Today, these problems concern not only individual archaeologists or even the field of archaeology, but they are also social and political matters which must be resolved by the entire community. We have yet to find a way of resolving these pressing issues.