Updated on 2026/03/07

Organization
Undergraduate School School of Commerce Professor
Title
Professor
Other name(s)
IZEKI Mutsumi
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Degree

  • Ph.D. ( UCL, University of London )

  • 修士 ( 慶應義塾大学 )

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Archaeology

  • Humanities & social sciences / History - General  / 史学一般(General History)

  • Other / Other  / 災害文化

  • Humanities & social sciences / Cultural anthropology and folklore

Education

  • Keio University   Graduate School, Division of Letters

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    Country/Region: Japan

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  • University College London, University of London   Institute of Archaeology   Archaeology

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    Country/Region: United Kingdom

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Research History

  • Meiji University   Professor

    2017.4

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  • Meiji University   Associate Professor

    2012.4 - 2017.3

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  • Keio University

    2011.4 - 2013.3

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  • Keio University   Assistant Professor (non-tenured)

    2006.4 - 2011.3

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  • Keio University

    2001.4 - 2006.3

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  • Waseda University

    2001.4 - 2003.3

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Professional Memberships

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Committee Memberships

  • 古代アメリカ学会   編集委員  

    2014.12 - 2016.12   

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Papers

  • Disaster Remains of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake: Case Study of Mashiki Town

    583   1 - 25   2025.9

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  • Disaster Remains of the Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark

    576   33 - 58   2024.3

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  • 新潟県中越地震の復興過程とメモリアル施設の機能

    明治大学教養論集   570   1 - 26   2023.9

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  • 災害文化形成における災害遺構の機能 Reviewed

    明治大学人文科学研究所紀要   90   293 - 322   2023.3

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  • Disaster materials of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

    569   1 - 22   2023.3

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  • 災害遺構の機能ー雲仙火山の「定点」の現状からー

    明治大学教養論集   564   1 - 16   2022.9

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  • 古代アメリカ学会主催 第3回公開シンポジウム講演録1

    2022.5

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  • 古代メキシコ・アステカ文化の暦

    イベロアメリカ研究センターニューズレター IMÁGENES DE IBEROAMÉRICA   11   6 - 9   2022.2

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  • 災害遺構と地域景観

    明治大学教養論集   558   1 - 19   2021.12

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  • 災害復興と防災教育-島原市と宮古市田老町の比較-

    明治大学教養論集   556   13 - 35   2021.9

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  • 災害遺構の価値の多様性—旧女川交番の事例—

    明治大学教養論集   552   1 - 20   2021.3

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  • 宮古市田老の津波災害対策に関する一考察

    明治大学教養論集   548   1 - 18   2020.9

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  • 地域景観の一部としての災害遺構ー石巻市旧門脇小学校の事例ー

    明治大学教養論集   546   25 - 48   2020.3

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  • テノチティトラン第8代王アウィツォトルの記録に関する一考察

    明治大学教養論集   541   93 - 117   2019.9

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  • 震災遺構と復興祈念公園の役割ー宮城県南三陸町の事例を中心にー

    明治大学教養論集   538   1 - 20   2019.3

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  • Forming a Disaster Culture: A Case Study of Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate

    536   1 - 22   2018.12

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  • 古典ナワトル語の「水と火」のシンボリズムに関する小考察

    明治大学教養論集   532   1 - 22   2018.3

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  • Modification of Ethnohistory and Changes in World-views in Ancient Mesoamerican Cultures Reviewed

    80   35 - 70   2017

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  • La turquesa. Una piedra verde cálida Invited Reviewed International journal

    Arqueología Mexicana   141   34 - 38   2016

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  • The Classic Maya Recording Media : A Comparative Study of Palenque, Yaxchilan and Bonampak

    518 ( 518 )   1 - 20   2016

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  • 古代アステカ社会における「戦争」の機能

    明治大学教養論集   499   1 - 20   2014.3

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  • 先コロンブス期アメリカ大陸史に関する世界史教科書の記述はどう変わったのか―新学習指導要領に沿って改訂された高等学校世界史教科書の検証― Reviewed

    青山和夫, 坂井正人, 井上幸孝, 長谷川悦夫, 嘉幡茂, 松本雄一

    古代アメリカ   ( 16 )   85-100   2013

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  • Natural disasters interpreted and expressed in mythological context : A Case study of the 1506 Aztec Great Famine Reviewed

    ( 15 )   51-64 - 64   2012

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  • Changes in environmental cognition due to natural disasters in the history of the Aztecs Reviewed

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    The Quat. Res.   51 ( 4 )   285-294 - 221   2012

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    The Aztec Kingdom, formed by a Triple Alliance among the city-states of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan in the Valley of Mexico, immensely flourished from 1428 to 1521. In particular, the age of Motecuzoma I (1440-1469) in Aztec history is thought to be a period filled with drastic social changes. During the 1440s natural disasters struck one after another, and a severe famine lasted for 5 years beginning in 1450 due to a series of extraordinary weather events. Food shortages, epidemics, and population outflow from the Valley seriously affected the fate of the Kingdom. Archaeological evidence of child sacrifices offered to the Rain god, corresponding to this period, have been unearthed from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. Just after the devastating disasters, however, the Aztec armies immediately invaded the fertile and rainy region of the Gulf Coast. The State quickly undertook both the expansion of <I>chinampa</I> fields over the southern lakes in the Valley and the reconstruction of an aqueduct for the purpose of preventing future disasters. Likewise, the cyclic occurrence of drought was interpreted in the Aztec mythological context and was employed in order to modify the traditional ritual called "Binding of the Years" for displaying the State's religious and political influence in the Valley. Consequently the Kingdom rapidly expanded its sphere of influence all over Mesoamerica.<BR>This paper analyzes the socio-cultural effects of these natural disasters and the Aztec style of disaster management, based upon ethnohistorical records together with related dendrochronological research results. Then it theorizes the changes in environmental cognition in Aztec society from a diachronic point of view.<BR>In civilized societies people's experience of coping with various disasters could motivate them to reorganize their environmental cognition, to direct their attention to environmental problems, and to develop environmental technology.

    DOI: 10.4116/jaqua.51.215

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    Other Link: https://jlc.jst.go.jp/DN/JALC/10007943712?from=CiNii

  • Green and blue stone artifacts as a case study of Mesoamerican environmental use : Social meanings of green obsidian artifacts among the Ancient Maya and the Aztec turquoise objects Reviewed

    ( 15 )   33-50 - 50   2012

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  • Recent trends in archaeology of the Great Temple of the Aztecs : Style analysis of the copper bells : A diachronic approach Reviewed

    ( 14 )   67-76 - 76   2011

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  • アステカ王国における自然災害の経験と記録

    PPECC(環太平洋の環境文明史)Newsletter   2011

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  • Iconographic modifications of Coyolxauhqui during the period of Aztec imperial expansion Reviewed

    America antigua   13 ( 13 )   41-52 - 52   2010

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  • The symbolism of the turquoise objects from the main temple of Aztec Tenochtitlan Reviewed

    America antigua   11 ( 11 )   35-26 - 46   2008

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  • 後古典期ナワ文化におけるトルコ石のシンボリズム

    文化人類学研究   3   189   2002

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  • 認知考古学における文化のダイナミズム:アステカ文明の“シウィトル”概念の形成過程を対象に Invited Reviewed

    情報文化論   5   50-69   2002

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  • The Aztec Ritual Sacrifices Invited Reviewed

    Performance Research: On Ritual. Vol. 3, No. 3: 25-31   3 ( 3 )   25-31   1998

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  • The Concept of Time in the Pre-Hispanic Nahua Culture: With Special Reference to 'Fire' as a Manifestation of Time

    史学(慶応義塾大学)   66   212   1997

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Books

  • 文明の盛衰と環境変動 マヤ・アステカ・ナスカ・琉球の新しい歴史像

    青山和夫, 米延仁志, 坂井正人, 高宮広土( Role: Sole author5.アステカ—自然災害を乗り越えた王国)

    岩波書店  2014 

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  • メソアメリカを知るための58章

    井上幸孝(編者), 青山和夫(担当章筆頭者)( Role: Joint author第25章 天文学の知識と暦(163-166頁)、第29章 工芸と交易(183-187頁))

    明石書店  2014 

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  • ラテンアメリカ 出会いのかたち

    清水透, 横山和加子, 大久保教宏ほか( Role: Sole author“アステカ学”へのアプローチ)

    慶應義塾大学出版会  2010 

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  • 地球時代の多文化共生の諸相

    浅香幸枝ほか( Role: Sole authorアステカ帝国と周辺諸民族との関係:中心と周辺の視点から)

    行路社  2009 

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  • Conceptualization of ‘Xihuitl’: History, Environment, and Cultural Dynamics in Postclassic Mexica Cognition

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    Archaeopress  2008 

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  • 時空を超えた対話—三田の考古学—

    慶應義塾大学文学部民族学考古学研究室編( Role: Sole author年を束ねる儀礼:先スペイン期メシーカ人による伝統の解釈と再生産)

    六一書房  2004 

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  • 世界の神話百科・アメリカ編

    蔵持不三也, 田里千代( Role: Joint translator)

    原書房  2002 

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Presentations

  • 古代メキシコ(マヤ・アステカ)の宇宙観 Invited

    星のソムリエ仙台 星のおはなし会  2024.1 

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  • メソアメリカの古代文化

    古代アメリカ学会 第3回公開シンポジウム  2021.12 

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  • 古代メキシコ・アステカ文化の暦 Invited

    関西外国語大学イベロアメリカ研究センター 2021年度連続公開講座  2021.10 

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  • 民族史の記録とその意味ーアステカの事例を中心にしてー

    古代アメリカ学会第9回東日本部会研究懇談会  2018.7 

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  • Simbolización de "Guerra" en la sociedad mexica en épocas prehispánicas International conference

    日本ラテンアメリカ学会 第39回定期大会  2018.6 

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  • 討論者:郷澤圭介氏発表「共同体にとっての戦争の意味」

    日本ラテンアメリカ学会 東日本研究部会  2018.4 

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  • 討論者:「共同体にとっての戦争の意味」

    郷澤圭介

    日本ラテンアメリカ学会 東日本研究部会  2018.4 

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  • アステカの民族史ー記録媒体の機能と意味ー Invited

    アンデス文明研究会定例講座  2017.2 

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    Venue:ラテン文化サロン café y libros  

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  • Iconographic representations of Aztec warfare: As part of visual expressions International conference

    The 8th World Archaeological Congress  2016.9 

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  • 討論者:小林致広氏発表「被征服地域から見たアステカ貢納システム 」

    日本ラテンアメリカ学会 第36回定期大会  2015.5  日本ラテンアメリカ学会

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  • 討論者:「被征服地域から見たアステカ貢納システム 」

    小林致広

    日本ラテンアメリカ学会 第36回定期大会  2015.5 

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  • Sociocultural resilience to natural disasters: A case study of the Aztec 1506 drought International conference

    The 79th Annual Meeting of SAA (Society for American Archaeology)  2014.4 

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  • アステカの「戦争」に関する一考察

    古代アメリカ学会 第18回研究大会  2013.12 

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  • 古代メキシコ アステカ文化の世界観 Invited

    スルガ銀行d-laboセミナー  2013.9 

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  • アステカ王国史における自然災害の神話的解釈

    古代アメリカ学会 第17回研究大会  2012.12 

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  • 藤田嗣治が訪れた南米アンデスの古代文化 Invited

    企画展「藤田嗣治の旅 中南米のエネルギーとコスモロジー」講演会  2012.5  平野政吉美術財団

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  • アステカ王国と環境-環境認識の方法と15世紀中葉の旱魃の事例を中心に-

    共同発表者: 井上幸孝

    SECILA 第50回例会  2011.12  SECILA(イベリア・ラテンアメリカ文化研究会)

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  • 古代メキシコ・メシーカ王朝における婚姻(王位継承)制度の変容

    日本ラテンアメリカ学会 第32回定期大会  2011.6 

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  • Aztec and Classic Maya Socioeconomic Organization and Urbanism

    Kazuo Aoyama

    The 76th Annual Meeting of SAA (Society for American Archaeology)  2011.3 

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  • アステカ王国拡大期の主神殿出土遺物

    古代アメリカ学会 第15回研究大会  2010.12 

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  • Coping with disaster: Aztec ritual modification against cyclic drought International conference

    The Association for Environmental Archaeology Annual Conference 2010  2010.12 

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  • アステカの神話と儀礼 民族史とその再生 Invited

    アンデス文明研究会定例講座  2010.2 

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    Venue:東京外語大学本郷サテライト  

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  • アステカ・テノチティトラン主神殿出土のトルコ石の象徴性

    古代アメリカ学会 第12回研究大会  2007.12 

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  • 物質文化論再考:アステカ文化の「シウィトル」概念の分析を通して

    SECILA 第27回例会  2006.7  SECILA(イベリア・ラテンアメリカ文化研究会)

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  • 認知考古学における文化のダイナミズム:アステカ文明の“シウィトル”概念の形成過程を対象に Invited

    第23回情報文化研究会講演会  2002.7 

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  • 後古典期ナワ文化におけるトルコ石のシンボリズム

    早稲田大学文化人類学会 第3回総会  2002.1 

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  • 後古典期ナワ神話における火のシンボリズムと時間観念

    平成8年度三田史学会  1996.6 

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  • Fire, Serpent and Time among the Aztec Mexico

    The Third Essex Student Symposium on the Art and Architecture of Precolumbian America  1996.3  University of Essex

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  • Fuego, Serpiente y Tiempo

    El Coloquio: El Significado de la Serpiente en el México Prehispánico,  1995.3  Universidad Autónoma de México

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Research Projects

  • 災害文化の形成に関する比較文化研究

    2020.4 - 2022.3

    明治大学人文科学研究所 

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  • テオティワカン「石柱の広場」複合体の発掘調査

    2017.4 - 2018.3

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  • 民族史の再編と世界観の変容:古代アメリカ文化をフィールドとして

    2014.4 - 2016.3

    明治大学人文科学研究所 

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  • 環太平洋の環境文明史

    2012.4 - 2014.3

    新学術領域研究 

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  • Diachronic studies of the rise and fall of the Mesoamerican civilizations and environmental changes

    Grant number:21101003  2009.7 - 2014.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)

    AOYAMA Kazuo, INOUE Yukitaka, HONYA Yuko, IZEKI Mutsumi, HASEGAWA Etsuo

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    The goal of this project is to conduct a diachronic study on the Ancient Maya, the Aztecs, ethnohistory, and ethnography, related to environmental changes. Kazuo Aoyama carried out archaeological investigations on the rise and fall of Maya civilization by means of stratigraphic excavations and artifact analysis from Ceibal, Guatemala. Mutsumi Izeki studied the Aztec Kingdom by means of archaeology and material culture. Yukitaka Inoue conducted historical study on the continuity and transformation of the landscape concept among the Nahua based on ethnohistorical documents. Yuko Honya carried out a diachronic study on the creation and transformation of a transnational Maya image and conducted ethnographic research on the modern Maya living in Guatemala, Mexico and the US, focusing on textiles as traditional craft production and touristic items. Etsuo Hasegawa conducted archaeological investigations in Nicaragua and collected new archeological data.

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  • 環太平洋の環境文明史

    2009.4 - 2011.3

    新学術領域研究 

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Social Activities

  • 教養・文化講座「中南米の古代文化」

    Role(s): Lecturer

    明治大学リバティー・アカデミー  2019.4 - 2019.12

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  • 平成29年度 科研費 新学術領域研究専門委員会委員

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