Takuya Iwasaki

Takuya Iwasaki (岩崎 卓也, Iwasaki Takuya, born July 9, 1929) is a Japanese archaeologist. He is 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. Iwasaki has also been involved with the Tokyo Women's College of Home Economics and directed the Matsudo City Museum from 2006–2010. He is a member of the Japan Science Council.