Nippon No Rekishi 02 (Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] From the end of the 6th century BCE to the end of the 4th century CE, the Japanese archipelago has undergone a profound transformation since the introduction of rice cultivation. What was the life of the Yayoi people like? Moat encircling settlements that remain in various places, human bones with stone swords poked through them, large numbers of bronze bells and bronze swords buried in the ground, and the construction of huge burial mounds. From Kami to Kami, from Matsuri to Matsuri festivals, from mura to kuni, from mura to kuni to kuni. The dynamic historical drama of the birth and establishment of kingship is depicted with the latest research findings.

前六世紀末から四世紀末、稲作伝来以来、日本列島は大きく変貌した。弥生人の生活はどのようなものであったのか。各地に残る環濠集落、石剣が突き刺さった人骨、大量に埋納された銅鐸・銅剣、巨大墳丘墓の築造。カミから神へ、マツリから祭りへ、ムラからクニ、国へ。王権誕生・確立までのダイナミックな歴史のドラマを最新の研究成果を結集し描く。