[MZZ55-P06] Progress of culture geology in Japan and other countries
Keywords:culture geology, stone material, religion, Myanmar
The culture geology was proposed by Prof. Wolfgang Vetters in Salzburg University, Austria, in 2003. In Japan, the first session was held in the meeting of the Geological Society of Japan in 2014 (Kagoshima). After that, academic meetings on culture geology have been held in the Tokyo Geographical Society, the Association for the Geological Collaboration in Japan and so on. In 2018 the Society of Culture Geology was established in Kyoto, and a new journal "Geology and Culture" has been published.
As is developed in Japan, the culture geology in Austria was previously active. But now in Austria the activity of culture geology is not so energetic. Recently, the culture geology session was held in the XXI International Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) and total 25 oral and poster presentations were made (in Salzburg, 2018). Their contents were mostly chemical analyses of archaeological remains.
On the contrary to European trend, such humanistic contents as geoliterature, odd-shaped rocks, cliff Buddha etc. have been studied in Japan as well as stone materials for base of castles, modern buildings and so on. Humanistic contents concerning religion seem to come from animistic natural beliefs in Japan.
I now try to study the culture geology of Myanmar, which is a Buddhistic country like Japan. Myanmar people believe also a peculiar religion Nat as well as Buddhism. Remarkable is the geologic setting in Myanmar, which is situated in an active plate zone like Japan. In March 2021 the first international conference of culture geology will be held in Kyoto. I hope interdisciplinal geosciences will be advanced with international collaborations.
As is developed in Japan, the culture geology in Austria was previously active. But now in Austria the activity of culture geology is not so energetic. Recently, the culture geology session was held in the XXI International Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) and total 25 oral and poster presentations were made (in Salzburg, 2018). Their contents were mostly chemical analyses of archaeological remains.
On the contrary to European trend, such humanistic contents as geoliterature, odd-shaped rocks, cliff Buddha etc. have been studied in Japan as well as stone materials for base of castles, modern buildings and so on. Humanistic contents concerning religion seem to come from animistic natural beliefs in Japan.
I now try to study the culture geology of Myanmar, which is a Buddhistic country like Japan. Myanmar people believe also a peculiar religion Nat as well as Buddhism. Remarkable is the geologic setting in Myanmar, which is situated in an active plate zone like Japan. In March 2021 the first international conference of culture geology will be held in Kyoto. I hope interdisciplinal geosciences will be advanced with international collaborations.