Eisuke Tanaka

Dr. Eisuke Tanaka is an Associate Professor at Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, Japan, specializing in social anthropology with a focus on cultural heritage dynamics. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge's Department of Social Anthropology in 2008.

• Current research: Material remains' role in shaping archaeology-tourism-local community relationships in ancient Lycia (southwest Turkey)
• Key contributions: Analysis of heritage destruction/protection paradigms through Turkish case studies

His work examines the paradoxical creation of 'heritage' through both preservation and destruction processes. Publications analyze:

• Roman mosaics' contested status as heritage in Zeugma
• Europe's influence on Turkish heritage categorization
• Place-based claims against illicit antiquities transactions

Active in academic conferences including ACHS 2016, where he presented on heritage site production in Turkey through archaeology-tourism interactions.