Organization
The Research Center consists of five research divisions and the Strategy Planning Office, which coordinates these divisions, promotes collaboration between divisions and external research institutions, and serves as a hub while formulating mid- to long-term visions for the Center’s operations. The Center also has an Administrative Office to provide administrative support for all Center activities.
Researchers
| Affiliation | Research Division | Assignment | Research Field | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Itahashi (Division Head) | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor | Division of Archaeology | Full-time | Archaeological Science, Chronometry |
| Osamu Maeda | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor | Part-time | Neolithic Studies | |
| Yutaka Miyake | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Full-time | Prehistoric Studies | |
| Jun Ikeda | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Division of Assyriology | Full-time | Akkadian Linguistics, West Semitic Linguistics |
| Daisuke Shibata (Director, Division Head) | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Full-time | Mesopotamian History | |
| Hajime Yamamoto | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor | Full-time | Hittite History | |
| Evelyne Koubková | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor | Full-time | Mesopotamian History | |
| Nozomu Kawai (Division Head) | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Division of Egyptology | Full-time | Egyptian Political History and Archaeology |
| Tokihisa Higo | Faculty of Art and Design, Assistant Professor | Part-time | Egyptian Religious History | |
| So Miyagawa | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor | Full-time | Egyptian Linguistics and Coptic Studies | |
| Kei Ikehata | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor | Division of Earth Science | Full-time | Ore Deposit Studies, Metal Isotope Analysis |
| Yoshihito Kamata | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor | Part-time | Geology | |
| Masanori Kurosawa (Division Head) | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor | Full-time | Mineralogy, Microanalysis | |
| Kimikazu Sasa | Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Associate Professor | Part-time | Accelerator Science | |
| Teruyuki Maruoka | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor | Part-time | Geochemistry, Sulfur Isotope Analysis | |
| Shuhei Kimura | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Division of Modern and Contemporary Urban Environment and Cultural Heritage |
Part-time | Cultural Anthropology |
| Akifumi Shioya | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Part-time | Modern and Contemporary History | |
| Yoko Taniguchi | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor | Full-time | Cultural Heritage Science | |
| Kosuke Matsubara (Division Head) | Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, Associate Professor | Full-time | Urban Planning |
Researchers
Division of Archaeology
| Yu Itahashi (Division Head) | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Archaeological Science, Chronometry |
| Osamu Maeda | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Neolithic Studies |
| Yutaka Miyake | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Prehistoric Studies |
Division of Assyriology
| Jun Ikeda | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Akkadian Linguistics, West Semitic Linguistics |
| Daisuke Shibata (Director, Division Head) | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Mesopotamian History |
| Hajime Yamamoto | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Hittite History |
| Evelyne Koubková | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Mesopotamian History |
Division of Egyptology
| Nozomu Kawai (Division Head) | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Egyptian Political History and Archaeology |
| Tokihisa Higo | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Art and Design, Assistant Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Egyptian Religious History |
| So Miyagawa | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Egyptian Linguistics and Coptic Studies |
Division of Earth Science
| Kei Ikehata | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Ore Deposit Studies, Metal Isotope Analysis |
| Yoshihito Kamata | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Geology |
| Masanori Kurosawa (Division Head) | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Mineralogy, Microanalysis |
| Kimikazu Sasa | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Accelerator Science |
| Teruyuki Maruoka | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Geochemistry, Sulfur Isotope Analysis |
Division of Modern and Contemporary Urban Environment and Cultural Heritage
| Shuhei Kimura | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Cultural Anthropology |
| Akifumi Shioya | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Part-time |
| Research Field | Modern and Contemporary History |
| Yoko Taniguchi | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Cultural Heritage Science |
| Kosuke Matsubara (Division Head) | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, Associate Professor |
| Assignment | Full-time |
| Research Field | Urban Planning |
