Staff
The Research Center personnel are involved with the centerʼs duties and also carry out research work.
Weʼd like to introduce the Director of the Research Center, full-time faculty members and our technical assistant along with each memberʼs background and particular field.
| Director of the Center Hidenaga Arai (Additional post: Professor, Faculty of Literature/Doctor of Literature) |
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| Brief history | |
| March 2010: | Tohoku University with a doctorate in Literature. |
| April 2021: | Assumed the post of Director at Kumamoto University Research Center for Buried Cultural Properties. |
| Associate Professor Yukiko Otsubo (Doctor of Literature) |
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| Brief history | |
| March 2011: | Completed doctoral program at Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Science. |
| October 2011: | Assumed the post of Associate Professor at Kumamoto University Research Center for Buried Cultural Properties. |
| Particular field: Burial systems and Accessories in East Asia | |
| Assistant Professor Akito Shinzato (Doctor of Literature) |
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| Brief history | |
| March 2007: | Completed doctoral program at Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Science. |
| April 2019: | Assumed the post of Assistant Professor at Kumamoto University Research Center for Buried Cultural Properties. |
| Particular field: Historical Archaeology | |
| Assistant Professor Kenyojiro Yamano (Doctor of Literature) |
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| Brief history | |
| March 2012: | Completed doctoral program at Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Science. |
| October 2013: | Assumed the post of Assistant Professor at Kumamoto University Research Center for Buried Cultural Properties. |
| Particular field: Shell products and the manufacturing technology of the Ryukyu Islands | |
| Technical Assistant Yuuki Shino | |
| Brief history | |
| 1993: | Graduated from Ryukyu University. |
| April 2017: | Assumed the post of Technical Assistant at Kumamoto University Research Center for Buried Cultural Properties. |