Exhibition Gallery

1History of the UMUT Collection

• A1 Stibnite from Ichinokawa mine, Ehime, Japan
• A2 Large Japanese twin quartz crystals
• A3 Crude oil samples of Japan
• A4 Roof tiles damaged by the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• A5 Dr. Shigeyasu Tokunaga’s tusk of Palaeoloxodon naumanni
• A6 Dr. Naumann’s elephant fossil
• A7 Giant clam
• A8 Siebold's collection (Hydrangea Otaksa)
• A9 Cornus florida L., the first bloom in Japan
• A10 Seed of Coco de Mer (Lodoicea maldivica)
• A11 Fruit of Pandanus boninensis
• A12 Fruit of Barringtonia asiatica
• A13 Rhizome of fern (Brainea formosa)
• A14 Male and female corns of Cycas rumphii
• A15 Flower of Victoria cruziana
• A16 Culms of bamboos and fruit of Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii
• A17 Fruit of Entada spiralis
• A18 Chûjirô Sasaki Insect Collection
• A19 Suguru Igarashi Butterfly Collection
• A20 Acanthascus victor, one of the largest sponges
• A21 Brains of shortfin mako shark, brown bear and wild boar
• A22 Stuffed specimens of red slender loris, western tarsier and common tree shrew
• A23 Sphenodon punctatus, an unusual and unique reptile
• A24 Rib of whale
• A25 Skin of red kangaroo
• A26 Stuffed specimen of hawksbill turtle
• A27 Original reconstruction of “Lucy”
• A28 Body reconstruction of a Neanderthal child
• A29 Jomon skull with tooth ablation and incision practices
• A30 Clay pottery from the Omori shell mounds, excavated by E. Morse
• A31 Shozo Arisaka’s Jomon collection
• A32 Jomon pottery found with lid and shell bracelets
• A33 Stone spear-heads from the Incipient Jomon
• A34 Clay mask from the Aso-site
• A35 Accessory items of the Jomon period
• A36 Burial mound clay figurines collected in the late 1890s
• A37 Clay levigation jar of Ancient Mesopotamia
• A38 The earliest gold ornaments of the Americas
• A39 The Scientific Expedition of the University of Tokyo to the Andes
• A40 Namio Eagmi’s Eurasian collection
• A41 Bronze drum
• A42 Buddhist painting of Thailand
• A43 Ethnographic materials in the Iwao Kobori Collection

1From solar system to humanity

• B1 1/2,000 scale model of asteroid Itokawa
• B2 1/140,000-scale Phobos model
• B3 CAI in carbonaceous chondrite−the oldest materials in the solar system
• B4 Basaltic shergottite−Martian volcanism ~ 200 million years ago
• B5 Dynamic transportation in the solar system recorded in cometary particles
• B6 REY-rich mud−discovery of a new marine mineral resource
• B7 Highly enriched iron ore
• B8 Manganese ore, as a clue for paleoceanography
• B9 Porites−long-lived coral used for paleoenvironmental reconstruction
• B10 Arctica islandica− the longest-lived mollusc in the world
• B11 Genome-sequenced specimens of Brachiopoda and Mollusca
• B12 Nipponites −the rarest species of heteromorph ammonite
• B13 Spiriferide brachiopod and swimming trilobites−exploring fossil functionality
• B14 Chrysomallon squamiferum −deep-sea snails with scale-bearing foot
• B15 Egg and leptocephalus of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
• B16 Helicoprion bessonowi −teeth of holocephalan that look like ammonoid shell
• B17 The right forelimb of polycotylid plesiosaur −diversity of Japanese marine reptiles
• B18 Stomach contents of a polycotylid plesiosaur −direct evidence of predator-prey
  relationship of deep time
• B19 The caudal part of right mandibular ramus of Capitosauroidea −
  the oldest terrestrial tetrapod from Japan
• B20 Silicified (Petrified) woods −Cornus simanense,
  a fossil species described by Prof. Shunji Watari
• B21 Thismia abei (Akasawa) Hatus. −type specimens of a peculiar plant discovered
  among unsorted specimens in the University of Tokyo Herbarium (TI)
• B22 Superfamilies and families of butterflies−diversity of wing color and shape
• B23 Zizina butterflies −speciation and phylogeography of sibling species
• B24 Euthalia phemius−prior species classification due to deceptive wing markings
• B25 Parantica sita and Danaus plexippus− migratory butterflies
• B26 Sejanus komabanus −new heteropteran species discovered in the
  center of the Tokyo Metropolis
• B27 Skull of Babirusa
• B28 Eggshell of moa
• B29 Skeleton of Eurasian otter
• B30 Skin specimen of red junglefowl
• B31 Skulls of small Japanese field mouse (Miyao Collection)
• B32 Skull of spectacled caiman
• B33 Heart of mugger crocodile
• B34 Skeleton of Philippine flying lemur
• B35 Skull of Megaladapis
• B36 Fixed specimen of gharial
• B37 Placenta of aardvark
• B38 Stuffed specimen of Yambushi
• B39 Stuffed specimen of the asymmetrical fowl
• B40 Skulls of small Japanese field mouse (Tateishi Collection)
• B41 Developmental series of fetal hedgehogs−the evolution and development of
  skeletal body in mammals
• B42 Fetuses of bats−life history and developmental pattern of the body
• B43 The gibbon humerus− a comparison with humans and macaques
• B44 Chororapithecus abyssinicus−an 8 million-year-old probable
  member of the gorilla clade
• B45 The type specimen of Ardipithecus ramidus−the fossils and the naming
• B46 The skull of Ardipithecus ramidus −the digital reconstruction of Science 2009
• B47 The pelvis of Ardipithecus ramidus−a mosaic of human and ape features
• B48 The foot of Ardipithecus ramidus−a primitive grasping foot
• B49 The Australopithecus foot−footprints and bipedality
• B50 The Australopithecus boisei mandible−the largest humanoid jaw
• B51 The earliest Homo sapiens − Herto man from Ethiopia
• B52 Deciphering Jomon ancestry − the first extraction of nuclear DNA
• B53 Miniaturization of stone tools −advances in hunting technology
• B54 A Neolithic female figurine from Syria−the oldest “Mother Goddess” in Mesopotamia
• B55 Two temples of the Kotosh Mito phase−the ceremonial
  centers started the Andean civilization
• B56 A Neolithic jar from Upper Mesopotamia −pottery in the early farming society

2Environment and organisms

• C1 Migration and extinction of plants
• C2 Corals in Okinotorishima Island
• C3 Endangered species of marine molluscs
• C4 Endangered and alien species of terrestrial molluscs
• C5 The issues affecting butterflies from invasive alien species
• C6 The effects of global warming and anthropogenic disturbances on insects
• C7 Butterflies extinct in Tokyo
• C8 Natufian−sedentary foragers in the terminal Pleistocene
• C9 Impressions of insects on pottery−reconstructing
  palaeoenvironments by replica method
• C10 Dangerous creatures encountered by archaeologists−scorpions in western Asia

1Succession of scholarshipーtype collection in paleontology

• D1 Krantz Collection −educational specimens in 19th century
• D2 Dawn of paleontology in Japan
• D3 Fossils as tools for geology
• D4 Paleobiology and functional morphology of Bivalvia
• D5 Paleobiology of Ceaphalopoda
• D6 Voucher specimens in 21st century
• D7 Large-sized specimens of ammonites

2Infinite dead bodies– Biological specimens

• E1 Skeleton of Asian elephants−Suwako and Haruko
• E2 Skeleton of white rhinoceroses−rare species that lives in treasure house
• E3 Stuffed specimens of Wakei (Japanese domestic fowl)−
  Takeru Yamaguchi who collected domestic fowls
• E4 Stuffed specimens of Dong Tao fowl −the fowl captures the heart of Vietnam farmers
• E5 Stuffed specimen of draft horse− rise and fall of various breeds of large livestock
• E6 Birth in the net −scene of backyard of museum
• E7 Hamada Takashi Collection−the life of collecting materials
• E8 Camera pursues curiosity −clipped passion, Room of Professor Endo
• E9 Second life of zoo animals −specimens at the forefront

3Cultures and civilizations

• F1 Jomon pottery of the Kanto Region
• F2 Yayoi pottery of the Kanto Region
• F3 Medieval human skeletons from Zaimokuza, Kamakura
• F4 Archaeology of Ancient China
• F5 Bohai (Balhae)– an ancient kingdom in Northeast China
• F6 Olon Süme, a powerful city of the Yuan period in Inner Mongolia

1Scientific expeditions and the University Museum

• G1 Expeditions to early farming villages in Upper Mesopotamia and beyond
• G2 Chronology in prehistoric Upper Mesopotamia − arranging potsherds
  collected from various sites
• G3 Dailaman, northern Iran – archaeometry documenting ancient technology and trade
• G4 In search for the origin of Andean Civilization
• G5 Pottery of the Andean Formative
• G6 The Crossed Hands
• G7 Investigating the Neanderthals in Western Asia
• G8 Amud Man and his cave site, Israel
• G9 Middle Palaeolithic hominins in the Syrian Desert
• G10 Keoue Cave, Lebanon and small-sized Levallois artifacts of the Middle Palaeolithic
• G11 Dederiyeh Cave, a base camp of Neanderthals in the northern Levant

2Chronosphere – integration of science for chronology

• H1 Accelerators originally developed for physics are applied for chemistry
• H2 Chronology of the laboratory of radiocarbon dating
• H3 Shell collected around 1900 by biologists are dated to 500 years old
• H4 The seawater back from 2000 years ago to the future
• H5 Dating Jomon human skeletons
• H6 Trees witnessed ancient civilizations in the Near East and South America
• H7 Solar activities recorded in tree rings
• H8 Miracle occurred in Lake Suigetsu