Michiko Chiura
Japanese archaeologist
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Michiko Chiura, also Michiko Mori-Chiura, Japanese: 千浦美智子 (1947/48 - 1982[1]) was a Japanese archaeologist, who was an early proponent of archaeological flotation in Japan.[2] In the 1970s she pioneered the study of coprolites in Japan, with particular focus on those from the Torihama shell mound in Fukui Prefecture.[1][3] Chiura studied for her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, then subsequently worked at the International Christian University in Tokyo.[2] She died aged 35 in 1982.[1][4] Her death from cancer, and attitude to life, was written about by Shigeaki Hinohara, who was her physician.[5]
Born1947/48
Died1982
EducationUniversity of Toronto
OccupationArchaeologist
Michiko Chiura | |
|---|---|
千浦美智子 | |
| Born | 1947/48 |
| Died | 1982 |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Employer | International Christian University |
| Known for | Pioneering the study of coprolites in Japan |
Selected works
- 千浦美智子. "環境復原とフロテーション その植物利用範囲." 季刊どるめん 13 (1977): 32-40.
- 中津由紀子, 千浦美智子, and 小田静夫. "J・E・ キダー編 (1977) 新橋遺跡." 国際基督教大学考古学研究センター 4: 1-214.