Takuro Adachi

Affiliation: Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources
Job Class: Professor
Specialty: Near Eastern Archaeology
*Kanazawa University

Research Topic

My research topics relate to pastoral and transhumance nomads during the Neolithic period and the Iron Age in West Asia. I have been studying shell ornaments from the Neolithic period. My research objective is to clarify the down-the-line-exchange of shell ornaments during the Neolithic period in West Asia.

I am also interested in determining the functions of the ceramic spoons of the Chalcolithic period. Although unearthed from settlement sites, they have been recently discovered in ritual sites from the desert area. Because I hypothesize that ceramic spoons were used for the dietary intake of baby foods, I aim to compare the Chalcolithic ceramic spoons of West Asia with the Prehistoric ceramic spoons of Europe.

I am also studying bronze weapons. Although I am focused on studying bronze spear heads found in West Asia, I will conduct further research on bronze clubs.

I am also studying the origin of Iranian pastoral nomads in the Iron Age. While I have been conducting typological research on Iron Age pottery in Iran, I will henceforth analyze the scientific research on prehistoric dairy products.

Selected Publications

• Adachi, T. and S. Fujii 2022. Chalcolithic Ceramic Spoons from Ḥarrat al-Juḥayra 1 and 2, Southern Jordan. Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 14: pp. 135-143..
• Adachi, T. 2019. A Chronological Division of the Iron Age III Period at the Tappe Jalaliye in Giran, Northern Iran. In S. Nakamura, T. Adachi and M. Abe (eds.), Decades in Deserts: Essays on Near Eastern Archaeology in Honour of Sumio Fujii, pp. 319-322. Tokyo, Rokuichi Syobou..
• Adachi, T. and S. Fujii 2018. Shell Ornaments from the Bishri Cairn Fields: New Insights into the Middle Bronze Age Trade Network in Central Syria. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, pp. 239-246. Wiesbaden Germany, Harrassowitz Verlag..
• Adachi, T. and S. Fujii 2018. Wadi Hedaja 1 and 2: A Chronological Assessment Based on Unearthed Artifacts. Al-Rāfidān 39: 55-69.