熟年示すステータス？魔除け？ 縄文時代の「イヤリング」出土 奈良

熟年示すステータス？魔除け？　縄文時代の「イヤリング」出土　奈良


八条北遺跡出土の縄文時代のイヤリング「耳栓」＝橿原考古学研究所
奈良県大和郡山市の八条北遺跡で縄文人が身につけたイヤリング（耳飾り）の耳栓（じせん）が２個出土し、橿原考古学研究所が６日発表した。奈良県内ではこれまでに１８個しか出土例がなく、１８日から橿考研付属博物館（橿原市）で始まる発掘調査速報展「大和を掘る」で展示される。
見つかった耳栓は土製。中央に穴があいたリング状で、全体は鼓形。大きい方が直径４センチ、高さ１・５センチ、重さ２１グラム。もうひとつは直径３・７センチ、高さ１・５センチ、重さ１９グラム。粘土を成形して焼き固め、表面に朱漆（しゅうるし）を塗って仕上げていた。耳たぶに穴を開けて使っていたらしい。
一緒に出土した土器から縄文時代後期後半（紀元前１５００～１０００年）に使われたとみられる。集落そばを流れる当時の川の中から見つかった。
耳栓は縄文時代中期（紀元前３０００年）ごろから使われるようになり、東日本の遺跡を中心に数多く出土。近畿ではこれまでに約１００個が見つかっており、大阪府藤井寺市の国府（こう）遺跡では耳栓が熟年男性の人骨とともに見つかっている。県内では橿原遺跡（橿原市）など８遺跡で１８個出土しており、今回分を含めると計２０個になった。
橿考研では人骨とともに見つかった出土例や耳飾りを付けた土偶の表現などから「最初は小さな耳栓を付け、年齢を経るごとに徐々に大きな耳栓を装着したと考えられる。耳栓が熟年になったことを示すステータスシンボルや、魔よけの役割を果たしていたと考えられる」としている。
八条北遺跡は大和郡山ジャンクション建設に伴い確認された遺跡。耳栓は昨年１２月に見つかっていた。http://www.sankei.com/west/news/150707/wst1507070025-n1.html

Announcement 213: An interpretation of the identity $ 0.999999...... =1$ 

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{\bf Abstract: } In this announcement, we shall give a very simple interpretation for the identity: $ 0.999999......=1$.
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\section{ Introduction}
On January 8, 2008, Yuusuke Maede, 8 years old boy, asked the question, at Gunma University, that (Announcement 9(2007/9/1): Education for genius boys and girls):
What does it mean by the identity:
$$
0.999999......=1?
$$
at the same time, he said: I am most interesting in the structure of large prime numbers. Then, a teacher answered for the question by the popular reason based on the convergence of the series: $0.9, 0.99, 0.999,... $. Its answer seems to be not suitable for the 8 years old boy with his parents (not mathematicians). Our answer seems to have a general interest, and after then, such our answer has not been heard from many mathematicians, indeed.
This is why writting this announcement.
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\section{An interpretation}
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In order to see the essence, we shall consider the simplist case:
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2^2} + \frac{1}{2^3} + ... = 1.
\end{equation}
Imagine a tape of one meter length, we will give its half tape: that is,
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2}.
\end{equation}
Next, we will give its (the rest's half) half tape; that is, $\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2^2}$, then you have, altogether
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2^2} .
\end{equation}
Next, we will give the last one's half (the rest's half); that is, $\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}= \frac{1}{2^3}$,
then, you have, altogether
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2^2} + \frac{1}{2^3}.
\end{equation}
By this procedure, you will be able to obtain the small tapes endressly. Imagine all the sum as in the left hand side of (2.1). However, we will see that this sum is just the division of the one meter tape. Therefore, we will be able to confim the identity (2.1), clearly.
The question proposed by Y. Maede is just the small change the ratio $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{9}{10}$.
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\section{ Conclusion}
Y. Maede asked the true sense of the limit in the series:
$$
0.999999.....
$$
that is, this series is approaching to 1; however, is it equal or not ? The above interpretation means that the infinite series equals to one and it is just the infinite division of one. By this inverse approarch, the question will make clear.
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\section{Remarks}
Y. Maede stated a conjecture that for any prime number $p$ $( p \geqq 7)$, for $1$ of $ - 1$
\begin{equation}
11111111111
\end{equation}
may be divided by $p$ (2011.2.6.12:00 at University of Aveiro, by skype)
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(No.81, May 2012(pdf 432kb)
www.jams.or.jp/kaiho/kaiho-81.pdf).
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This conjecture was proved by Professors L. Castro and Y. Sawano,
independently. Y. Maede gave later an interesting interpretation for his conjecture.
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(2015.2.26)
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Announcement 214: Surprising mathematical feelings of a 7 years old girl
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{\bf Abstract: } In this announcement, we shall give the two surprising mathematical feelings of 7 years old girl Eko Michiwaki who stated the division by 3 of any angle and the division by zero $100/0=0$ as clear and trivial ones. As well-known, these famous problems are historical, and her results will be quite original.
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\section{ Introduction}
We had met, 7 years old girl, Eko Michiwaki on November 23, 2014 at Tokyo Institute of Technology and August 23, 2014 at Kusatu Seminor House, with our colleagues. She, surprisingly enough, stated there repeatedly the division by 3 of any angle and the division by zero $100/0=0$ as clear and trivial ones. As well-known, these famous problems are historical and her results will be quite original.
\section{The division of any angle by 3}
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Eko Michiwaki said:
divide a given angle with 4 equal angles; this is simly done. Next, we divide one divided angle
with 4 equal angles similarly and the three angles add to other 3 angles. By continuing this procedure, we will be able to obtain the division by 3 of any angle. Her idea may be stated mathematically as follows:
$$
\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4^2} + \frac{1}{4^3} + ... ...= \frac{1}{3}.
$$
However, her idea seems to be more clear than the above mathematical formula. For this sentence, see \cite{ann3} for the sense of the limit.
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\section{The division by zero $100/0=0$}
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As we stated in \cite{ann1}, she stated that division by zero $100/0=0$ is clear and trivial for our recent results \cite{cs,kmsy,s,ttk}. The basic important viewpoint is that division and product are different concepts and the division by zero $100/0=0$ is clear and trivial from the own sense of the division, independently of product \cite{ann1}. From the viewpoint, our colleagues stated as follows:
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On July 11, 2014, Seiichi Koshiba and Masami Yamane said at
Gunma University:
The idea for the division of Hiroshi Michiwaki and Eko Michiwaki (6 years
old daughter) is that division and product are different concepts and they
were calculated independently for long old years, by repeated addition and
subtraction, respectively. Mathematicians made the serious mistake for very
long years that the division by zero is impossible by considering that division
is the inverse operation of product. The division by zero was, however, clear
and trivial, as z/0=0, from the own nature of division.
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On February 21, 2015, Seiichi Koshiba and Masami Yamane visited our Institute and we confirmed this meaning of these sentences and the basic idea on the division by zero.
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(2015.2.27)
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M. Kuroda, H. Michiwaki, S. Saitoh, and M. Yamane,
New meanings of the division by zero and interpretations on $100/0=0$ and on $0/0=0$,
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