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Izumi Shimada () is a Distinguished Professor of
Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...
at
Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois. Board of trustees The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of T ...
, Carbondale (SIUC) and 2007 Outstanding Scholar with research interests in the
archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...
of complex pre-Hispanic cultures in the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
including
Inca The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (, ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The History of the Incas, Inca ...
civilization, the technology and organization of
craft production Craft production is manufacturing by hand, with or without the aid of tools. The term "craft production" describes manufacturing techniques that are used in handicraft trades. These were the common methods of manufacture in the pre-industrialize ...
, mortuary analysis,
experimental archaeology Experimental archaeology (also called experiment archaeology) is a field of study which attempts to generate and test archaeological Hypothesis, hypotheses, usually by replicating or approximating the feasibility of ancient cultures performing v ...
, the role of ideology and organized religion in cultural developments, and ecology-culture interaction. Born in
Kyoto, Japan Kyoto ( or ; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most pop ...
in 1948, Shimada moved at the age of 16 with his parents to the U.S. in 1964. He majored in anthropology at Cornell (B.A. 1971) where he became interested in the ancient Andean civilization and experimental archaeology under tutelage of Prof. John V. Murra and Robert Ascher, respectively. Two seasons (1973, 1975) of archaeological fieldwork at the Moche city of Pampa Grande (c. AD 600–750) on the northern coast of
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
led to his doctorate in anthropology from the
University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...
in 1976. In 2019, the Emperor of Japan,
Naruhito Naruhito (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne following 2019 Japanese imperial transition, the abdication of his father, Akihito, on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era. He is the 126th monarch, ...
, conferred upon Shimada the " Order of the Sacred Treasure," an award created in 1888 that recognizes distinguished achievement.


Career

Since then, Shimada taught at
University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...
(1977–8), Princeton (1978–1983) and
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(1984–1991) before joining the SIUC in 1994. From 1978 to the present, he has directed the Sicán Archaeological Project, focusing on the developmental processes, technology, religion, and other aspects of the pre-Hispanic Sicán culture (c. AD 800–1400) on the northern coast of Peru. The project results formed the collection foundations of the Sicán National Museum in
Ferreñafe Ferreñafe (Mochica language, mochica: ''firruñap'')is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Ferreñafe Province, Ferreñafe in the region Lambayeque Region, Lambayeque. Overview Ferreñafe was founded on December 13, 1550, by captai ...
, Peru, which opened in 2004. It included the study of metal and metallurgy. In 2003 Shimada began interdisciplinary investigation into the social foundations and the paleo-environmental context of the famed prehistoric religious center of
Pachacamac Pachacámac () is an archaeological site southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq. The site flourished for about 1,300 ye ...
, outside the city of Lima. The executive government (2003) and the congress (2006) of Peru bestowed him medals of honor for his contribution to Peruvian cultural and historical knowledge and understanding. He has written 150 journal articles and book chapters, collaborating on many of them with other prominent scholars in the field, including, but not limited to, Kenichi Shinoda and Robert Corruccini. Dr. Shimada has written or edited many books, including the following works: *''Pampa Grande and the Mochica Culture'' (1994); *''Cultura Sicán'' (1995); *''Andean Ceramics: Technology, Organization and Approaches'' (1998); *''Craft Production in Complex Societies'' (2007) *editor, ''The Inka Empire: A Multidisciplinary Approac''h (2015); Spanish translation, ''El Imperio Inka'' (2020)


Legacy and honors

* 2003, national government of Peru awarded him a medal of honor * 2004, the Sicán National Museum, based on collection from the Shimada-led Sicán Archaeological Project, opened in Ferreñafe, Peru * 2006, Peruvian Congress awarded a medal of honor to him * 2019 Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor of Japan


See also

* Sican culture


References


Select publications


Peer-reviewed articles

* I. Shimada, K. Shinoda, J. Farnum, R.S. Corruccini, H. Watanabe. 2004. , ''Current Anthropology'' 45:369-402. * R.S. Corruccini, I. Shimada. 2002a. "Dental Relatedness Corresponding to Mortuary Patterning at Huaca Loro, Peru", in ''American Journal of Physical Anthropology'' 117:113-121. * R.S. Corruccini, I. Shimada, K. Shinoda. 2002b
"Dental and mtDNA Relatedness Among Thousand Year-Old Remains from Huaca Loro, Peru"
in ''Dental Anthropology'' 16:9-14.


External links


Dr. Izumi Shimada Academic Homepage
Accessed 14 October 2010. *

Accessed 8 December 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimada, Izumi Southern Illinois University faculty People from Kyoto Japanese emigrants to the United States Cornell University alumni University of Arizona alumni University of Oregon faculty Princeton University faculty Harvard University faculty American anthropologists 1948 births Living people American academics of Japanese descent