Takuya Iwasaki

Takuya Iwasaki (岩崎 卓也, Iwasaki Takuya, July 9, 1929 – February 4, 2018) was a Japanese archaeologist.

Takuya Iwasaki
Born(1929-01-09)January 9, 1929
Manchukuo
DiedFebruary 4, 2018(2018-02-04) (aged 89)
Other names岩崎 卓也
OccupationArchaeologist

Biography

He was an expert in the Neolithic and early period of the Middle East and has conducted much research at sites in countries like Syria and Iran.[1][2] Iwasaki was a professor at the University of Tsukuba. Formally, from 1990, in coordination with the university, he conducted extensive field work in the Rouj Basin of northwest Syria.[3]

Along with Akira Tsuneki, he co-wrote Archaeology of the Rouj Basin. He was involved with the Tokyo Women's College of Home Economics, and directed the Matsudo City Museum from 1993 to 2006, and The Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo from 2006 to 2010. He was a member of the Japan Science Council. He died on February 4, 2018, at the age of 89.[4]

References
  1. Iwasaki, Takuya; 恵子·石田 (2009). Tell Mastuma: An Iron Age Settlement in Northwest Syria. Ancient Orient Museum. ISBN 978-4-906127-03-0.
  2. Matthews, Roger; Nashli, Hassan Fazeli (11 December 2013). The Neolithisation of Iran. Oxbow Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-78297-191-7.
  3. "Introduction". Histanth.tsukuba.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. 岩崎卓也氏が死去　元日本考古学協会会長 (in Japanese)


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