Japanese Archaeological Association
The 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.[1][2] 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.
Publications[]
Since 1994 the JAA has published the journal Nihon Kōkogaku (Journal of the Japanese Archaeological Association) (日本考古学).[3][4]
See also[]
- Buried Cultural Properties
- List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
References[]
- ^ "The Fifty-Year Progress of the Japanese Archaeological Association". Japanese Archaeological Association. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "An embarrassment of riches". The Japan Times. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Nihon Kokogaku (Journal of the Japanese Archaeological Association)". J-Stage. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "NIHON KÔKOGAKU". Japanese Archaeological Association. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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- Archaeology of Japan
- Archaeological organizations
- 1948 establishments in Japan
- Japanese studies