Charm of Japanese Archaeology Seminar Series

The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties will be hosting a series of talks by foreign scholars on Japanese archaeology from May 17, 2021 to March 9, 2022. Talks will be held via Zoom in Japanese. You can register for the event via the following link: https://forms.gle/chxDqYJYhsENAtmH7 If you have questions about the event, please contact Miss Natsuki Murakami at murakami-n33@nich.go.jp Series 1: May 17, 2021, 17:00-18:30 GMT+9 Simon Kaner Director (Sainsbury Institute for the Arts in Japan), From Nara to Norwich: An English Look at Japanese Archeology Mark Hudson Researcher (Max Planck Institute for the Secience of Human History), Japanese Archeology from the Survey of Miyakojima Nagatomb Site Series 2: July 30, 2021, 13:30-15:00 GMT+9 Junko Habu (University of California, Berkeley), Historical continuity of landscape use and its changes from the perspective of interdisciplinary research Marjorie Burge (University of Colorado, Boulder), Literary Studies on Japanese Archaeology Series 3: September 17, 2021, 17:00-18:30 GMT+9 Ilona Bausch (University of Leiden), Jomon Society, Exchange and Religion Amanda Gomes (Hokkaido University), From Things to People: The Relationship between Archeology and the Community Series 4: November 1, 2021, 17:00-18:30 GMT+9 Diana Nukushina (University of Lisbon), Attractiveness of Jomon shell mound: Perspective from Western Europe" Britta Stein (Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg), The Charm of Japanese Archeology: Experience and Impressions of German Archaeologists Series 5: January 14, 2022, 10:00-11:00 GMT+9 Joseph Ryan (Okayama University), Japanese Archeology from the Viewpoint of  Metallurgy Research" Scott Lyons (University of California, Berkeley), Analysis on Ancient Smithing Techniques Series 6: March 9, 2022, 17:00-18:30 GMT+9 Enrico R. Crema (University of Cambridge), Archaeology of Time, Villages and Population Gina Barnes (Durham University), The Charm of Haniwa, Magatama, Crown, and Chokkoman