NEWS
Greeting
The archaeology of the Jomon and other prehistoric periods currently faces a major turning point. This is evidenced by the fact that the results of conventional archaeological work have often been significantly modified by the results of physical and chemical analyses. It has become extremely difficult to approach the real image of the past only by archaeological methods, and in order for the archaeology of the prehistoric period to develop in the future, archaeology itself needs to shift from its traditional humanities-based area and be reborn as a new academic field. In this research field, we propose the establishment of an integrative bioarchaeology that combines current archaeological methods with natural science approach such as dating, isotope analysis, and genome analysis, focusing mainly on excavated materials such as human bones, animal and plant remains, in Japan.
Planed Research
A01
Study of social structure in prehistoric humans using archaeological methods
Yasuhiro YAMADA
Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University
A02
A study on reconstruction of genetic relationships among prehistoric human bones using genomes and morphological traits
Hiroki OOTA
Graduate School of Sciences, University of Tokyo, Professor
A03
Research on age, dietary restoration, and migration through the isotopic analysis of prehistoric bone
Soichiro KUSAKA
Associate Professor, School of Humanities, Tokai University
B01
Dispersal of modern homo sapiens in the Japanese archipelago during the last glacial
Masami IZUHO
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University
B02
The Formation of Prehistoric Populations and their Cultures In Hokkaido
Hirofumi KATO
Professor, Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University
B03
The formation of human populations and cultures in the Ryukyu Archipelago
Ryosuke KIMURA
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
B04
Formation of Prehistoric Humans and Cultures in the Honshu-Shikoku-Kyushu Region
Hideaki KANZAWA-KIRIYAMA
National Museum of Nature and Science・senior curator
B05
Research on the population dynamics of prehistoric humans
Oki NAKAMURA
Kinugasa Research Office, Research Department, Ritsumeikan University,URA (University Research Administrator)
C01
Study of Paleoenvironmental Changes in the Japanese Archipelago
Masataka HAKOZAKI
National Museum of Japanese History, Research Department, Associate Professor
C02
Study on the Anthropogenic Environmental Formation by Prehistoric Humans (Fauna)
Naoki OSADA
Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
C03
Study on Anthropogenic Environmental Formation by Prehistoric Humans (Flora)
Hiroo NASU
Associate Professor, Center for Fundamental Education, Okayama University of Science