Akira Tsuneki

Professor Emeritus, West Asian Archaeology, University of Tsukuba

Akira Tsuneki is a Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba, Japan. His specialty is West Asian archaeology, especially Neolithic studies. He was a lecturer at Tokai University (1989-1992) before becoming an associate professor and then professor at the University of Tsukuba (1992-2020). He has led numerous archaeological excavations in Syria (Umm Qseir, Tell el-Kerkh), Iran (Tang-e Bolaghi, Arsanjan), and Iraqi-Kurdistan (Qalat Said Ahmadan, Jarmo) which were focused on the theme of Neolithization and urbanization.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

The Neolithic Cemetery at Tell el-Kerkh

ed. Akira Tsuneki

AL-SHARK - University of Tsukuba: Studies for West Asian Archaeology 5

Excavation Reports of Tell el-Kerkh, Northwestern Syria 2

The Neolithic Cemetery at Tell el-Kerkh is the second volume of the final reports on the excavations at Tell el-Kerkh, northwest Syria, focusing on the discovery of a Pottery Neolithic cemetery dating between c. 6400 and 6100 BC, one of the oldest outdoor communal cemeteries in West Asia. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | Open Access

A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites