Kanazawa University Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources Forum 2025

Event Details

"Exploring the Ancient World —Kanazawa University Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources Forum 2025"
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The Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources at Kanazawa University is an organization dedicated to pioneering and implementing a new interdisciplinary approach to the study of ancient civilizations and cultural resources, which goes beyond the conventional humanities and social science-based archaeology. The institute actively conducts a wide range of research projects exploring humanity’s past, not only within the Japanese archipelago but also across various regions of the world, spanning both old and new continents.

To provide you with the latest information on these activities, we will hold our annual public forum again this summer. Come and experience the forefront of cutting-edge research that Kanazawa University is undertaking to integrate archaeology, archaeological science, and cultural resources studies.

Date: July 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 4:40 PM (doors open at 10:40 AM)
Venue: Conference Rooms 401 and 402 (Main Conference Room), 4F, Ishikawa Prefectural bunkyo hall
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Organizer/ Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University

Program:
 - Report 1: Professor Yoshitaka Kojima, from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources Visiting, Kanazawa University
      "Toward the Reconstruction of the Historical Image of Koguryo and Balhae: Walking the Japanese Road to Balhae"
 - Report 2: Vice President Shinichi Nakamura, Director of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University
      "Intermingling Civilizations: A New Horizon in the Theory of the Origins of Chinese Civilization"
 - Report 3: Assistant Professor Atsushi Matsunaga, from Kanazawa University Museum
      "Life of Highland Communities in Northern Thailand as Seen by an Archaeologist: Clues to Reconstructing Past Ways of Living"
 - Report 4: Associate Professor Takahiro Odaka, from the Faculty of Global Standard Education, Institute of Liberal Arts and Science, Kanazawa University
      "Tracing the Origins of Mesopotamian Civilization: Prehistoric Archaeological Investigations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq"
 - Report 5: Associate Professor Takashi Gakuhari, from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University
      "Exploring the Origins of Human Populations through Paleogenomics: From Japan to Central America"
 - Report 6: Deputy Director Takuro Adachi, from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University
      "Cultural Heritage Damaged by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and Heavy Rainfall in Oku-Noto: Efforts in 3D Surveying"
 - Report 7: Associate Professor Yuka Sasaki, from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University, and Visiting Researcher Shuichi Noshiro, from the Obsidian Research Center, Meiji University
      "Plant Utilization in the Yayoi Period as Seen through Wooden Remains: A Case Study of the Shirae-Kakegawa Site in Komatsu City"
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Contact

Institute of Liberal Arts and Science Faculty of Global Standard Education　Associate Professor　E-mail：odaka(a)staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp *Replace (a) with @.