Integrative Human Historical Science of "Out of Eurasia"
Exploring the Mechanisms of the Development of Civilization

A new paper is published．

Sugiyama, N., Sugiyama, S., Cagnato, C., France, C. A. M., Iriki, A., Hughes, K. S., Singleton, R. R., Thornton, E., & Hofman, C. A. (2022). Earliest evidence of primate captivity and translocation supports gift diplomacy between Teotihuacan and the Maya. PNAS, 119(47), e2212431119.

A new paper authored by B03 member is published．

Visualizing Variability in Ceramic Micro-Curvature though Novel 3D Morphometric Mapping and Sliced Segmental Extraction" Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 5(1): 57–77.

A new paper authored by C01 members is published．

A proposal of a new automated method for SfM/MVS 3D reconstruction through comparisons of 3D data by SfM/MVS and handheld laser scanners" PLOS ONE, 17(7): e0270660.

A new paper co-authored by Professor Matsunaga and Ishii (B03) is published．

A Genetic Variation in the Y Chromosome Among Modern Japanese Males Related to Several Physiological and Psychological Characteristics" Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Prof. Naoko Matsumoto will give a talk, "What’s so special about the Jomon?" at DySoC / Exeter Webinar Series Evolution and Social Systems" on December 7, 2021.

A conference "Landscape of warfare in prehistoric society" will be held at National Museum of Japanese History on 20th Nov.

Joint research with A01, A02, A03 and C01 is published in Sanyo Shinbun.

A01, A02, A03 and C01 collaborated and published a new paper on Journal of Archaeological Science.

Proceedings of an International Conference in Mexico, February 27-28, 2020, Landscape, Monuments, Arts, and Rituals Out of Eurasia in Bio-Cultural Perspectives is published.

International symposium "Symposium on Calendars used in Asia (West-, South-, Southeast-, East-) and Oceania" (hosted by Professor Goto, A01) will be held online on 15th to 16th March.

A new paper co-authored by Professor Nagaoka (A03) is published．

Nagaoka, T. and Sheppard, P. J. (2021). New information from an old discovery: Geological analysis of a stone adze found on Pohnpei, Micronesia. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology.

A new paper co-authored by Professor Iriki (B02) is published．

Bretas, R., Taoka, M., Hihara, S., Cleeremans, A., and Iriki, A. (2021). Neural evidence of mirror self-recognition in the secondary somatosensory cortex of Macaque: Observations from a single-cell recording experiment and implications for consciousness. Brain Sciences, 11(2): 157.

We have uploaded a 3D model of an early Yayoi pottery at Sasai site.

Project Report 2019 has been published.

Extending the body into digital technology: an evolutionary perspective will be held at EuroScience Open Forum. Professor Iriki of B02 will give a talk.

We have uploaded the program and abstracts of the 3rd conference.

We have uploaded 3D models of archaeological remains owned at BIZEN Latin America Museum.

The 3rd conference of the project will be held online at 22nd, Aug. Only members of the project can join the conference.

The list of invited researchers (2020-2021) is pubilished.

The 3rd conference of the project has been postponed due to COVID-19. The alternative date and place will be announced later.

Newsletter No.1 has been published. A4/A3

The 3rd conference of the project will be held from June 6-7 at Doshisha Women's University, though it may be postponed due to COVID-19. The final decision will be made by the end of April.

Date : September 14-16 (Mon-Wed), 2020→postponed until 2021.
Place : Sapporo Convention Center

Our research area co-hosts the conference and the area leader (Naoko Matsumoto) and two other members (Kohei Tamura and Hisashi Nakao, C01) are involved in scientific and local committees.

Date : January 11 (1:30-6:00 pm) - 12 (10:00am-3:00 pm), 2020
Place : Nanzan University, Building S, Room 22

Symposium abstracts (pdf)

Contact: Hisashi Nakao (Nanzan University, Secretary) contactout-of-eurasia.jp

A research article, "Pregnancy parturition scars in the preauricular area and the association with the total number of pregnancies and parturitions", was published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology (Yuriko Igarashi, a co-investigator of B03, is the first author). This study clarified the association between the degree of development of pregnancy parturition scars (PPSs) and the total number of pregnancies and parturitions (TNPPs) on the basis of new identification standards for PPS in the preauricular area on the iliac bone. No PPS indicated no TNPP, weak PPS indicated a lower TNPP, and developed PPS indicated a higher TNPP. The percentage of each PPS category could indicate fertility in the population.

Acknowledgments: The authors are deeply indebted to the donors who donated their body to medical colleges for dissections within systematic anatomical education and research from 1989 to 2016, and their bereaved. This study would not have been possible without their generosity.

We are supporting The Third International Symposium on the Ancient Maya in Japan, which will be held from December 13-15 at Okayama University

We will co-host an international workshop.

Date: November, 4 (Monday), 2019
Venue: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Seminar Room 3&4

*Details are found on Workshop website.
Contact: Hideyuki Onishi (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, B01), honishidwc.doshisha.ac.jp

Date : September 21-23 (Monday-Wednesday), 2020
Place : Hokkaido University

Our research area co-hosts the conference and the area leader (Naoko Matsumoto) and two other members (Kohei Tamura and Hisashi Nakao, C01) are involved in scientific and local committees.

Date: September 3 (Tuesday), 2019　3:30-6:00 pm
Place: Keio University, Mita Campus, South building, 4F meeting room
Speakers:
Jesse Prinz（City University of New York）"Works of Wonder"
Joerg Fingerhut（Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin）"Artistic Beauty"
Hideaki Kawabata（Keio University）“Plato's Hippias Major and the psychological implication”

*Organizer: Mita Philosophy Association
Co-organizer: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas: Integrative Human Historical Science of "Out of Eurasia" Exploring the Mechanisms of the Development of Civilization

Contact：Hideaki Kawabata（Keio University, B02）kawabataflet.keio.ac.jp

Date : October 10 (Saturday), 2019, 2:00-5:00 pm
Place : Nanzan University, Faculty Building 1, 5F meeting room 515

Speaker: Hiromi Hirakawa（Kagoshima International University）
Title: Rethinking archaeology: from ethnoarchaeology, cognitive archaeology, and archaeological science

*Details can be found on seminar website.
Contact: Hisashi Nakao (Nanzan University, C01) hisashinakaogmail.com

Date : September 8 (Sunday), 2019, 1:00-5:00 pm
Place : Okayama University, Faculty of Letters, Law, and Economics Lecture Room Building, Room 10

Symposium poster (pdf)

*The 2nd conference of the project will be held at Nanzan University from January 11-12, 2020. The details will be anounced soon.

Contact: Hisashi Nakao (Nanzan University, Secretary) contactout-of-eurasia.jp