A New Archaeology Initiative to Elucidate the Formation Process of Chinese Civilization

Organization

Organization of Group for research integration

Principal investigator Shinichi NAKAMURA Kanazawa University
Co-investigator  Yoshimi KAMIYA Kanazawa University
Nobuya WATANABE Chubu University
Hiroki KIKUCHI Kanazawa University
Shinya SHODA Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Minoru YONEDA The University of Tokyo
Takashi GAKUHARI Kanazawa University
Shinji KUBOTA Kumamoto University
Ryosuke KAKUDO Komazawa University
Yuko OKAWA Sophia University

Group for research

Principal investigator

A01:Production and Distribution of Prestige Goods

Principal investigator Shinichi NAKAMURA Kanazawa University
Co-investigator Yumiko MURAKAMI Kyoto University
Shogo KUME Kanazawa University
Shinji KUBOTA Kumamoto University
Ryosuke KAKUDO Komazawa University
Honda Takayuki Meiji University

A02|Deduction of production sites through analysis of archaeological remains

Principal investigator Yoshimi KAMIYA Kanazawa University
Co-investigator Yoshiyuki IIZUKA Kanazawa University
Ayako SHIBUTANI Tokyo University
Takashi MINAMI Nara Medical University
Tomoko ISHIDA Kagoshima University
Research collaborator Kazuya TAKAHASHI Institute of Physical and Chemical Research

A03:Construction of an archaeological information platform

Principal investigator Nobuya WATANABE Chubu University
Co-investigator Masashi KOBAYASHI Hokurikugakuin University
Yuko OKAWA Sophia University
Koichi MURAMATSU Shukutoku University
Ritsuko KIKUSAWA National Museum of Ethnology

B01:Exploring the Dynamism of Eurasian Domestic Animal Cultures through Zooarchaeological Studies

Principal investigator Hiroki KIKUCHI Kanazawa University
Co-investigator Masaki EDA Hokkaido University
Masashi MARUYAMA Tokai University
Saiji ARAI The University of Tokyo

B02:Archaeobotanical Research on Exchange and Transforms in Rice, Millet and Wheat Food Culture

Principal investigator Shinya SHODA Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Co-investigator Takumi NISHIUCHI Kanazawa University
Masahiko KUMAGAI National Agriculture and Food Research
Organization Bioinformatics Team
Eiko ENDO Meiji University
Emiko TAKEI Osaka Gakuin University
Tatsuki MURAKAMI Showa Women’s University
Research collaborator Motoki HARADA Aichi Asahi Site Museum
Kazuyo NISHIHARA Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Yoko MURAKAMI Disaster Management Library 

C01:Isotopic studies for reconstructing the dynamics of humans and objects in the dawn of Chinese Civilization

Principal investigator Minoru YONEDA The University of Tokyo
Co-investigator Junmei SAWADA Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Kenji OKAZAKI Tottori University
Eriko ISHIMARU Hiroshima University
Takumi TSUTAYA The Graduate University of Advanced Studies
Hagihara Yasuo Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Research collaborator Masafumi SAITOH The University of Tokyo

C02:Development and Application of a Platform for Paleogenomics in East Asia

Principal investigator Takashi GAKUHARI Kanazawa University
Co-investigator Koji ISHIYA The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Shigeki NAKAGOME Kanazawa University(Trinity College Dublin)
Daisuke WAKU Tokyo University of Agriculture
Rikai SAWAFUJI The Graduate University for Advanced Studies