Japanese Archaeological Association
{{Short description|Archaeological Association in Japan}}
The {{nihongo|Japanese Archaeological Association|日本考古学協会|Nihon kōkogaku kyōkai}} (JAA) was established in 1948 and is a nationwide organization concerned with the archaeology of Japan and the preservation of its Cultural Properties.{{cite web |url=http://archaeology.jp/journal/con6abs.html |title=The Fifty-Year Progress of the Japanese Archaeological Association |publisher=Japanese Archaeological Association |accessdate=5 August 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20110109a2.html |title=An embarrassment of riches |work=The Japan Times |date=9 January 2011 |accessdate=5 August 2012}} At the time of its establishment there were 81 members and by 1998, 3,387 members, with the majority involved in cultural property management and research in government agencies.
The JAA awards a Grand Prize, which in 2012 was awarded to Kyoko Funahashi.{{Cite web |title=研究者詳細 - 舟橋 京子 |url=https://hyoka.ofc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/html/100017289_ja.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=hyoka.ofc.kyushu-u.ac.jp}}
Publications
Since 1994 the JAA has published the journal Nihon Kōkogaku (Journal of the Japanese Archaeological Association) (日本考古学).{{cite web |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/nihonkokogaku1994/1/0/_contents |title=Nihon Kokogaku (Journal of the Japanese Archaeological Association) |publisher=J-Stage |accessdate=5 August 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://archaeology.jp/journal/index.html |title=NIHON KÔKOGAKU |publisher=Japanese Archaeological Association |accessdate=5 August 2012}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://archaeology.jp/ Japanese Archaeological Association]
- [http://archaeology.jp/journal/index.html Nihon Kokogaku]
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Category:Archaeological organizations