著者

長嶋 俊介 ナガシマ シュンスケ NAGASHIMA Shunsuke

出版者

鹿児島大学

雑誌

南太平洋海域調査研究報告=Occasional papers (ISSN:13450441)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.51, pp.80-82, 2011-03-31

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この島は火山災害の島であり、硫黄鉱山の島であり、急激な過疎化の島である。その社会がどう動いたのか。既存外部データ・地図で補いつつ、現場確認などを行った。そして、それら作業の延長で、ある種理想的な、現場資料保存・開示の事例に接した。小中学繋ぎ廊下資料館(以下「資料館」)の所在である。考古学資料・生活生産道具・動物剥製・文献展示保持である。口永良部事例は、資料館を持てない小型島嶼での島研究力・郷土教育力確保の、重要参考事例となる。The Kuchino-erabujima Island has an active volcano, which has causeddevastation to the island throughout its history, and it also has a sulphur mine. Theisland has been suffering from rapid depopulation- an added problem to its smallpopulation. How has this society changed? Unfortunately there is little record offormal island history; its main record is not held on even in a bigger neighbouringisland. Therefore, we investigated the social mobility through pre-existing externaldata and maps with on-site verif ications. We demonstrate a case of an idealisticpreservation and display of resources in this paper: the "Resource Centre" locatedalong the corridor of the local elementary/junior high school. It displays and preservesarchaeological resources, tools, animal stuff ing, and local literatures. This has shiftedthe handicaps away from small island researchers of having limited resources. Thecase of Kuchino-erabujima Island provides an important example for small islandswithout resource centres: this empowers present and future generations to engage intheir life-long education of their own homeland as well as for island researchers.