the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI) Program (Principal Investigator)



Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) - Publicly Offered Research

Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project KAKEN
2024-04-01
2026-03-31
Koji Ishiya Paleometagenomics methods for reconstructing bioarchaeological records
2025-04-01
2027-03-31
Yuka Sasaki Adaptation of the Jomon people living in the Japanese archipelago to the 4.2 ka event seen from the use of plant resources



Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project KAKEN
2023-04-01
2028-03-31
Toru Furuhata A Comprehensive Study on the Reconstruction of the Historical Image of Koguryo and Balhae
2025-04-01
2029-03-31
Takashi Gakuhari The integrated study for the SDM region on ancient DNA preservation
2025-04-01
2030-03-31
Yuka Sasaki Elucidation of the use of plant resources during the Jomon period with new visualization techniques
2024-04-01
2027-03-31
Takuro Adachi Elucidating the use of medicinal herbs in ancient civilizations of West Asia: Detection of medicinal ingredients from charcoal deposits on pottery



Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project KAKEN
2025-04-01
2028-03-31
Shinichi Nakamura The development of Chinese civilization revealed through the use of vermilion
2023-04-01
2026-03-31
Takahiro Odaka Process of the Transition from Neolithisation to Urbanisation in the Eastern Wing of the Fertile Crescent



Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project KAKEN
2022-04-01
2026-03-31
Atsushi Matsunaga From AMU to ORU: A study on weaving innovation in prehistoric East Asia



Early-Career Scientists

Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project KAKEN
2023-04-01
2026-03-31
Koji Ishiya Computational approaches for estimating sample attributes from metagenomic data




Others Grant-in-Aid (Principal Investigator)



The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Core-to-Core Program, Asia-Africa Science Platforms

Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project
2023-04-01
2026-03-31
Takuro Adachi Establishment of Research Platform for the Land and Maritime Silk Roads by Interdisciplinary Fusion Researches and Cultural Resource Studies




Visiting Faculty members, Researcher: Grant-in-Aid (Principal Investigator)


Project Period
(FY)
Principal Investigator Project KAKEN
< Archaeology section >
2022-04-01
2027-03-31
Akinori Uesugi the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B),
Dynamism of the Indus Civilization: Multidisciplinary research on the craft production.
2021-04-01
2026-03-31
Shogo Kume the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A),
The Formation of the Proto-Silk Roads: Integrated Research on Early Exploitation of Mountainous Areas in Central Asia
2023-04-24
2026-03-31
Miyama Emily the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists,
Characteristics of Burial Practices in Central Philippines during the Metal Age and their Significance in the South China Sea Networks
2023-04-01
2026-03-31
Masatoshi Yamafuji the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C),
Archaeological Corroboration of the Egyptian Outpost through the Analysis of Ceramic Assemblage in Southwest Canaan during the end of the Fourth Millennium BC
< Archaeological Sciences section >
2025-04-01
2029-03-31
Hiroki Kikuchi the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B),
History of Horse Politics in the Agro-pastoral Contact Zone during the Zhou Dynasty in China
2025-04-01
2028-03-31
Masashi Kobayashi the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A),
Reconstructing the formation processes of Japanese traditional food cultureoltureolture
2024-04-01
2028-03-31
Yoshinari Abe the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B),
Frontiers of Cultural Heritage Science Developed by "All-in-One" Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer
2022-10-07
2026-03-31
Chiori Kitagawa Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research(KAKENHI), Fostering Joint International Research (B),
Joint Japanese-German-Egyptian research project: Ancient Egyptian religion and animals in the Greco-Roman Period - case studies of Middle Egypt-
2024-04-01
2028-03-31
Madoka Murakushi the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists,
非破壊オンサイト分析によってアイヌのガラス玉から物質交流を読み解く
< Cultural Resources section >
2025-04-01
2028-03-31
Masahiro Ogawa the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C),
Reconstruction of Obsidian Trade by the Copan Dynasty: Through the Subdivision of Obsidian Provenance in the southeastern Maya region
2024-04-01
2029-03-31
Makiha Gokita the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists,
Cultural Resource Management in Latin America