Faculty Database - Sasaki Ken'ichi

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Sasaki Ken'ichi
Department Undergraduate School , School of Arts and Letters

Position Professor

■ Books and Papers

1.	2023/03	Book	Archaeological Excavations at the Dainichizuka Mounded Tomb, Ibaraki Prefecture, Eatern Japan (Collaboration)
2.	2020/03	Article	Archaeology of Kofun Period Japan in the World Context pp.197-228 (Single)
3.	2019/03	Article	Mounds in Prehistoric North America pp.127-154 (Single)
4.	2018/09	Article	Adoption of the Practice of Horse-Riding in Kofun Period Japan: With Special Reference to the Case of the Central Highlands of Japan 6(1),pp.25-51 (Single)
5.	2018/09	Article	Social Stratification and the Formation of Mounded Tombs Burial Mounds in Europe and Japan pp.87-99 (Single)
6.	2018/05	Book	Early Korea-Japan Interactions pp.271-371 (Collaboration)
7.	2018/03	Article	Social Ranking System as Evidenced by Mortuary Practices at Omuro, Nagano pp.497-516 (Single)
8.	2018/02	Book	Keyhole-shaped mounded tombs in the Lake Kasumigaura region, eastern Japan (Collaboration)
9.	2017/07	Article	Kofun Era and the State Formation in Japan Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History pp.68-81 (Single)
10.	2017/07	Article	Methodology of Japanese Archaeology pp.14-17 (Single)
11.	2017/06	Article	Testing Western Theories of State Formation against Kofun Period Archaeological Data pp.81-99 (Single)
12.	2016/09	Book	Peoples of the Northwest Coast (Collaboration)
13.	2016/03	Article	Archaeological Excavations at the Tsukayama Tumulus, Omitama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (2010) pp.43-77 (Collaboration)
14.	2016/03	Article	Mapping the Jizo-zuka Mounded Tomb, Omitama City, Ibaraki Prefecture pp.115-127 (Collaboration)
15.	2015/05	Article	Mapping the Sajizuka Keyhole-Shaped Tumulus, Ibaraki Prefecture of Eastern Japan pp.105-119 (Collaboration)
16.	2015/03	Book	Report of Archaeological Investigations into Haniwa Ceramic Figurines Excavated at the Funazuka Mounded Tomb, Ibaraki Prefecture (Collaboration)
17.	2013/04	Book	Evolution of Symbolism in Seventh Century A.D. Japan (Collaboration)
18.	2012/09	Article	On the Older Forms of Terracotta Roofing-Tiles pp.25-75 (Collaboration)
19.	2012/03	Article	Report of re-mapping the Maruyama No. 4 Tumulus, Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture pp.3-18 (Collaboration)
20.	2011/11	Article	Concept of a State and the Kofun Period Archaeology Archaeology Quarterly pp.48-53 (Single)
21.	2011/11	Article	Encounter of Kinai-type and Northern Kyushu-type cooking jars in third century Japan pp.151-173 (Collaboration)
22.	2011/10	Article	Mapping keyhole-shaped and large circular tumuli of the Nishihara Mound Group, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture Kokogaku Shukan pp.79-97 (Collaboration)
23.	2011/04	Book	Invitation to Archaeology pp.「社会をよむ」101-26　など (Collaboration)
24.	2010/03	Article	Distribution of the Kinai-type Cooking Wares in Third Century Western Japan: Approach to Early Sate Formation pp.251-312 (Single)
25.	2009/08	Article	Theories of a Chiefdom and State Formation in Japan pp.58-62 (Single)
26.	2007/03	Article	City and State Formation pp.317-338 (Single)
27.	2005/12	Article	Faking Early and Middle Paleolithic Sites in Japan: Some Thoughts on the Possible Backgrounds Journal of the Japan Skeptics pp.3-11 (Single)
28.	2005/03	Book	"Approach to Political Interaction among Local Elites in Sixth Century Lake Kasumigaura Region, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan no." pp.147-158 (Collaboration)
29.	2005/03	Book	Basic Knowledge about Ancient History of Japan no. (Collaboration)
30.	2005/03	Article	Significance of Archaeological Investigations into the Moundville Site, Alabama Conducted by C. B. Moore (1904, 05) Collected Essays in Celebration of Professor Hiroshi Tsude's Retirement pp.33-49 (Single)
31.	2004/11	Article	Recent Research into the State Formation Process in Japan Rekishi Hyoron, or Critical Review of History pp.68-75 (Single)
32.	2004/08	Book	"Archaeological Investigations into the Yukinoyama Tumulus, Shiga Prefecture, Japan (End of the Third Century A.D.) no." (Single)
33.	2002/12	Article	History of Experimental Archaeology of Bows and Arrows Interdisciplinary Studies of the Evolution of Weapons pp.131-139 (Single)
34.	2002/04	Book	Ancient History from the Perspective of the Sea-Issues of East Asian Meditteranean Sea pp.107-115, 176-190 (Collaboration)
35.	2002/03	Article	A Tribute to the Memory of Professor Chang Kwang-chih Cultura Antiqua,Paleologial Association of Japan pp.53-56 (Single)
36.	2002/03	Article	Archaeological Investigations at the Raidenyama Tumulus, Ibaragi Prefecture Sundai Historical Review pp.97-114 (Collaboration)
37.	1999/09	Article	Excavation of the Terado-(]J1055[)tsuka Keyhole-Shaped Tumulus, Kyoto-An Approach to Elite Interaction in Fourth Century Japan Sundai Historical Review,Sundai Historical Association pp.90-93 (Single)
38.	1999/08	Article	A History of Settlement Archaeology in Japan Journal of East Asian Archaeology Vol.1,pp.325-352 (Single)
39.	1999/05	Article	Structure of Archaeological Theory in Japan Material Culture,The Society for the Study of Material Culture pp.11-19 (Single)
40.	1999/04	Article	Japanese Archaeology of State Origins Archaeology of State Formation,Dept. of Archaeology,Osaka University pp.29-54 (Single)
41.	1999/03	Article	Significance of the Mound Form of the Terado-Otsuka Tumulus, Kyoto Reports of Archaeological Investigations in Muko City,Muko City Center for Archaeological Operations pp.135-137 (Single)
42.	1998	Article	Archaeology Introductory Bibliography for Japanese Studies X(2),pp.1-30 (Collaboration)
43.	1997/12	Article	Middle-Range Theory in Japanese Archaeology: Problems of Regional Interaction Kodai pp.1-18 (Single)
44.	1996	Book	Nara Imperial Palace Site : An Exhibition Guide (Single)
45.	1995/10	Book	Art of Bronze Bells in Early Japan (Single)
46.	1995/06	Book	Regional Interaction and the Development of Social Camplexity: Case of Third Century Western Japan (Single)
47.	1995	Article	Archaeology Introductory Bibliography for Japanese Studies IX(2),pp.1-30 (Collaboration)
48.	1994/01	Article	Current Issues in North American Archaeology (With Special Reference to the Archaeology of State Origins) Current World Archaeology pp.17-24 (Single)
49.	1993/09	Article	Archaeological Investigations at the Moundville Site, Alabama, U. S. K(]J1155[)kogaku Kenky(]J1173[) pp.16-19 (Single)
50.	1992/03	Article	Chohoji Minamibara Investigatims in the Framework of Kofun Period Archaeolgy Osaka University Studies in Archaeology (Single)
51.	1991	Book	Digging Up Toyama's Past (Single)
52.	1991	Book	Fujiwara Palace and Capital (Single)
53.	1990/12	Article	Archaeological Trends in America and in Japan: In Pursuit of their Integration Kokogaku Kenkyu pp.25-44 (Single)
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■ Conference Presentations

1.	2023/07/02	Mississippian Mounds from the Perspective of the Japanese Kofun Period Archaeology (The Creation of Royalty in “Out of Eurasia” civilizations: Exploring the mechanism of the Emergence of Transcendent Power)
2.	2023/05/28	Ownership of iron edges of agricultural tools and social change: With focus on the Kofun period (日本考古学協会第89回総会)
3.	2023/03/11	Legacy Collections: Japanese Archaeological Artifacts in the NMNH Collections (スミソニアン研究所・明治大学共同研究)
4.	2022/06/21	Meiji University Expedition to Alaska in the 1960s (スミソニアン研究所・明治大学共同研究)
5.	2022/02/12	Use of Maps for Archaeological Investigations in Japan (International Workshop: Use of Maps for Medieval Japanese History.)
6.	2021/06/08	Archaeological Heritage Management in Japan (スミソニアン研究所・明治大学共同研究)
7.	2021/05/23	State Formation Process in the Old Province of Hitachi (日本考古学協会第87回総会)
8.	2020/03/10	Center and Periphery in Early Kofun Period Japan
9.	2020/03/06	Political Change in Early Sixth Century Japan An Archaeological Approach to King Keitai (r. 507-31)
10.	2019/11/02	“Regional Difference in Keyhole-Shaped Mounded Tombs in Early Seventh Century Hitachi?” (南カリフォルニア大学・明治大学学術交流)
11.	2019/09/05	State Formation and the Introduction of Buddhism to Japan (European Association of Archaeology)
12.	2018/11/02	Adoption of the Practice of Horse-Riding in Kofun Period Japan (USC-Meiji University Faculty Graduate Student Research Exchange)
13.	2018/02/16	Archaeological Excavation at a Seventh-century Keyhole Tomb in Southern Hitachi (USC-Meiji University Faculty Graduate Student Research Exchange)
14.	2017/10/27	Center and Periphery in the Early State Formation in Japan (Roundtable Discussion: Archaeology and the Early Japanese State)
15.	2017/09/01	Periodization in Japanese Archaeology: Case of the Yayoi-Kofun Transition (European Association for Japanese Studies)
16.	2017/08/25	Distributing the “Standard” of Mound Construction to Local Elites as an Example of Inalienable Wealth (European Association for East Asian Art and Archaeology)
17.	2017/06/22	State Formation in Eastern Japan: A View from Eastern Periphery　(Old Province of Hitachi). (Asian Archaeology Seminar)
18.	2017/02/16	Archaeological Investigations into the Dainichizuka Mounded Tomb (late sixth century), Ibaraki Prefecture, Eastern Japan (USC-Meiji University Faculty Graduate Student Research Exchange)
19.	2016/08/29	“Regional Differences in Elite Symbolism in Kofun Period Japan (8th World Archaeological Congress)
20.	2016/06/10	Adoption of a practice of horse-riding in fifth century Japan (Society for East Asian Archaeology, 7th Worldwide Meeting)
21.	2016/03/28	Japan: Recent Discoveries and Controversies (Harvard-Yenching Institute Roundtable: Asian Archeology)
22.	2016/03/17	Archaeological Investigations of the Sixth-Century History of Southern Hitachi Province (USC-Meiji University Faculty Graduate Student Research Exchange)
23.	2015/04/16	Introduction of a Practice of Horse-Riding in Fifth-Century Japan and its Political Significance (Society for American Archaeology, 80th Meeting at San Francisco,)
24.	2014/12/04	Transformation of Elite Symbolism from Keyhole-shaped Burial Mounds to Buddhist Temples in Seventh Century Japan (USC-Meiji University Faculty Graduate Student Research Exchange)
25.	2014/04/26	State Formation in Eastern Peripheral Region of Japan (Society for American Archaeology 79th Meeting)
26.	2013/12/05	Political Organization in Kofun Age Japan (USC-Meiji University Research Exchange)
27.	2013/11/01	Nature of Kofun Period Archaeology from a World Perspective (New Perspectives on the State Formation in Japan)
28.	2013/03/23	Local Elites and Foreign Interactions in Kofun-period Japan (Association for Asian Studies)
29.	2012/11/29	Archaeological Investigations into the Omuro Cairn and Mound Group (A.D. 5th-7th c.) in the Central Highlands of Japan (Meiji University-USC Faculty and Graduate Student Research Exchange)
30.	2012/07/17	Local Elite Lineages in the Eastern Peripheral Regions of Kofun Period Japan (Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures)
31.	2012/07/17	State Formation in Japan: A View from Eastern Periphery (Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures)
32.	2012/06/09	State Formation in Japan: A View from Eastern Periphery (Society for East Asian Archaeology, 5th Worldwide Meeting)
33.	2012/01/24	Social and Political Structure in Sixth-century Japan, Seen from the　Perspective of Mortuary Practices (Meiji University-USC Faculty and Graduate Student Research Exchange)
34.	2011/11/02	Archaeological Investigations into the Omuro Cairn and Mound Group (A.D. 5th-7th c.) in the Central Highlands of Japan (International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Culture History, Boston University)
35.	2011/10/28	Archaeology of Keyhole Shaped Mound: Approach to Early State Formation in Japan (Washington University at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.)
36.	2011/04/02	Autonomous Role of Peripheral Polities in the Process of State Formation in Japan (Society for American Archaeology, 76th Meeting)
37.	2010/12/08	Political Structures of the Middle Kofun Period—Archaeological Perspectives from the Keyhole Tombs (Meiji University-USC Faculty and Graduate Student Research Exchange)
38.	2010/12/01	State Formation in Japan: Application of Galactic Polity Model (Re-thinking East Asian Archaeolgy)
39.	2010/02/12	Japanese Archaeology of State Formation: A View from Eastern Periphery (East Asian Archaeology Seminar, Harvard University)
40.	2010/01/13	The Archaeology of Keyhole Tombs: Approach to Early State Formation in Japan (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA)
41.	2009/12/07	Political Structures of the Early Kofun Period—Archaeological Perspectives from the Keyhole Tombs (Meiji University-USC Faculty and Graduate Student Research Exchange)
42.	2009/11/02	The Archaeology of Keyhole Tombs: Political Structure in Early Kofun Period Japan (ca. AD 250-400) (International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Culture History, Boston University)
43.	2009/09/22	Excavations at the Yukinoyama Keyhole-Shaped Burial Mound: Approach to Early State Formation in Fourth Century Japan (Japan Week, Michigan State University)
44.	2009/09/18	Archaeological Investigations at the Omuro Cairn Cluster in the Central Highlands of Japan--With Reference to Korean Immigrants in Fifth and Sixth Centuries A.D. (East Asian Archaeology Seminar, Harvard University)
45.	2008/12/04	What analyses of burial mounds suggest? (Meiji University-USC Faculty and Graduate Student Research Exchange)
46.	2006/01	Approach to Political Interaction among Local Elites in 5th and 6th Century Lake Kasumigaura Region, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (World Archaeological Congress, Inter-Congress at Osaka)
47.	2004/04	Tainted Evidence and Restoration of Confidence in the Pleistocene Archaeology of the Japanese Archipelago
48.	2003/06	Prehistoric Obsidian Mining in teh Central Highlands of Japan: Archaeological Investigations at the Takayama Sites (Fifth World Archaeological Congress,)
49.	2000/11	Japanese Archaeology of State Origins -- A Review of Theoretical Studies
50.	2000/10	Methodologies of Japanese Archaeology from a Western Perspective
51.	2000/09	Archaeological Trends in the United States and in Japan: Their Differences and the backgrounds
52.	2000/07	Distribution of Standardized Mound Form as an Inalienable Wealth--Excavations of the Terado-Otsuka Keyhole-Shaped Tumulus in Kyoto (Society for East Asian Archaeology, 2nd Worldwide Meeting)
53.	2000/02	Archaeological Investigations into the Moundiville Site, Alabama,United States--An Approach to the Case of a Pre-Urban Society
54.	1998/03/27	New Perspectives on State Formation Processes in the Japanese Archipelago (Society for American Archaeology 64th meeting)
55.	1998	Ceramics Approach to Redistribution
56.	1997	Elite Interaction and the Development of Social Complexity
57.	1987	Bronze Age in Japan
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■ Academic Qualifications

1.	1986/09～1995/06	〔Doctorial Course〕 Archaeology, Dept. of Anthropology, Harvard University, Completed, Ph.D.
2.	1981/09～1986/05	Anthropology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science (Humanities), The University of Michigan, Graduated,

■ Career History

1.	2013/10～2014/03	Lecturer
2.	2007/10～2008/03	Lecturer
3.	2004/10～2005/03	Lecturer
4.	2003/09～2004/03	Lecturer
5.	2001/04～2001/09	Lecturer
6.	1997～1999	Nara University Faculty of Letters Visiting Lecturer
7.	1997～1999	International Research Center for Japanese Studies Lecturer
8.	1996～1997	Ritsumeikan Univ Faculty of Letters Visiting Lecturer
9.	1995～1997	Harvard University Peabody Museum Associate
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■ Major Subjects

archaeology

■ Academic Associations Membership

1984/01～

Society for American Archaeology

■ Research Topics, Consignment Studies & KAKENHI Researches

1.	2010/04～2012/03	A Study of State Formation Processes in an Eastern Peripheral Region of Japan (Key Word : )
2.	2004～	Regional Differentiation in the Process of State Formation in Sixth and Seventh Century Eastern Japan (Key Word : State Formation,Eastern Japan,Sixth Century A.D.)
3.	2001/04～2005/03	Political Relationships among Local Chiefs in Kafun Period Japan : Case of Northeastern Kan to Region (Key Word : State formation,political alliance,regional interaction)
4.	1999/04～	State Formation Processes in Japan from the Standpoint of Regional Interaction (Key Word : regional interaction,state formation,protohistoric Japan)

■ Current Specialized Field

Archaeology, Archaeology (Key Word：Archaeology, state formation, regional interaction, Kofun Period, protohistoric Japan)