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A01 (a) Relationship between the Behavioral Evolution and the Process of Sedentalisation during the Paleolithic Period in West Asia
(b)Expansion Process of Food Production Economy and Formation of Community in the Arid Area of West Asia
(c)A Comparative Study on the Burial Patterns of the Nomadic Tribes
(d)A Study of the Process of Urbanization in West Asia
(e)Integrated Research on the Assyrian Civilization in Northern Mesopotamia
A02 (f)Establishment and Development of the Civilization of Sumerian Writing System
(g)Development of City-States and the Tribes in the Palestine Region
A03 (h)Environmental History of the Middle Euphrates based on Environmental Geology, Environmental Chemistry, and C14 Dating
(i)Transition in the Biological Features of the Inhabitants in the Middle Euphrates and its Peripheral Region
(j)Zoological and Botanical Archaeology on the Transition of the Basis of Production Economy from the Prehistoric to the City-State Society
A04 (k)A Study on the Styles and the Genealogy of Masonry Techniques in the Ancient West Asian Architecture
(l)Basic Structure and Re-arrangement of the Bishri Mountains Tribal Culture Observed in the Oasis City, Palmyra 
A05 (m)Developing Database of Archaeological Sites in West Asia: An Investigation through the Analysis of Satellite Images
Our project consists of a supervising group and five research categories, which is further divided into 13 planned research groups.

Interrelationship among planned research groups is illustrated in the chart.

For the second, third, and fourth year, we are planning following research topics in order to make this project more integrated.
*Comparative study with Northern Eurasian tribal communities
*Structure of the Middle Eastern cities
*Historical Study of the Islamic societies

External review is necessary. We already have some candidates who kindly accepted our request.

Education of young researchers is another important factor of this project. We will place several young scholars into each group, and train them through practice.