Soga no Emishi (蘇我蝦夷;?~645), a powerful Asuka-period magnate and the father of the infamous Soga no Iruka (蘇我入鹿), is recorded in the Nihon Shoki as residing in the Unebi no Ie (畝傍の家). Archaeologists believe they have found this “Unebi no Ie” near the Kashihara Iseki (橿原遺跡) in Kashihara city, Nara prefecture.
Archaeologists discovered that roof tiles found near the Kashihara Iseki, recovered some 70 years ago and dating to the early 7th century, matched with those found at the Toyura-Dera Ato (豊浦寺跡) in Asuka-Mura (明日香村), Nara prefecture — a temple founded by Emishi’s father, Umako.
Together with the Amakashi no Oka Touroku Iseki (甘樫丘東麓遺跡) remains, which are posited by experts as holding the residence of Emishi and Iruka, father and son, this new discovery will most definitely prove useful in further understanding the consummately interesting Soga family during its golden years. Soga no Iruka, as most readers will recognize, was the son of Soga no Emishi, who, in turn, was the son of Soga no Umako. Umako is believed to have been interred in Ishibutai Kofun in Asuka-Mura. Iruka, of course, is known for his high-handed ways that resulted in his assassination in 645.
The tile sherd recovered at the Kashihara Iseki, the flower-petal design and scale of which matched those recovered near the Toyura-Dera temple remains, is of the nokimarugawara (軒丸瓦) type and measures 17 centimeters in diameter. The tiles are believed to have been fired at a kiln in Uji city, Kyoto prefecture.
According to the Nihon Shoki, Emishi established residences at Unebi no Ie, Amakashi no Oka, and Toyura no Ie. The Nihon Shoki records that Paekche (百済) emissaries were entertained at Unebi no Ie, and, immediately before the 645 Taika Coup (Taika no Kaishin 大化改新), a pond was built and the place fortified like a castle. Arrows were said to have been stockpiled in the armory, and 50 soldiers passed through its gates. The location of Unebi no Ie is said to have been east of Unebi Yama (畝傍山), a geographical identification that matches with the location of Kashihara Iseki.
蘇我蝦夷「畝傍の家」は橿原遺跡付近か、出土の瓦から判明2月28日14時41分配信 読売新聞[2008]
大化改新で滅ぼされた飛鳥時代の大豪族、蘇我蝦夷(えみし)（？～６４５）の邸宅として日本書紀に記されている「畝傍(うねび)の家」が、奈良県橿原市の橿原遺跡付近にあった可能性が高いことが、県立橿原考古学研究所の清水昭博・主任研究員の研究でわかった。
同遺跡で約７０年前に出土した７世紀前半の瓦が、蘇我氏ゆかりの同県明日香村の豊浦(とゆら)寺跡で出土した瓦と一致した。近年の調査で同村の甘樫丘東麓 (とうろく)遺跡にあった可能性が高まった蝦夷・入鹿父子の邸宅とともに、絶頂期の蘇我氏の実像を探る重要な手がかりになる。
瓦は、軒先を飾る軒丸瓦（直径１７センチ）の一部で、１９３８～４０年、橿原神宮外苑の工事に伴う発掘調査で、畝傍山の東約６００メートルの井戸跡から出土。清水主任研究員が、瓦の文様を調査した結果、蘇我蝦夷の父、馬子が建立した豊浦寺跡付近で１９７７年に出土した瓦と、花弁の形や模様がそっくりで、同 じ型から作られたと判断した。京都府宇治市にあった瓦窯で生産されたとみられる。
日本書紀によると、蝦夷の邸宅については、「畝傍の家」「甘樫丘の上の宮門(みかど)の家」「豊浦の家」の記述がある。このうち、「畝傍の家」は ６４２年に百済の使節をもてなし、大化改新直前には「池を掘って城とし、武器庫に矢を積み、５０人の兵士が出入りした」と記されている。場所は畝傍山の東 とされ、橿原遺跡は位置的にも一致する。
最終更新:2月28日14時41分
読売新聞
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080228-00000024-yom-soci
AR2008/02/28
