Takuya Iwasaki
Japanese archaeologist
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| Intro | Japanese archaeologist | |||
| Places | Japan | |||
| was | Archaeologist | |||
| Work field | Social science | |||
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| Birth | 9 July 1929, Manchukuo | |||
| Death | 4 February 2018 (aged 88 years) | |||
| Star sign | Cancer | |||
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Takuya Iwasaki (岩崎 卓也, Iwasaki Takuya, July 9, 1929 – February 4, 2018) was a Japanese archaeologist.
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He was an expert in the Neolithic and early period of the Middle East and has conducted much research into sites in countries like Syria and Iran. 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.
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 1993-2006, and The Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo from 2006–10. He was a member of the Japan Science Council. He died on February 4, 2018 at the age of 88.