Researcher Bio
Jongil Kim is an archaeologist who has participated in a variety of different research projects. Among other projects, he is investigating the formation of Asian identity through data, particularly through cultural heritage. He is working alongside HK Research Professor Minjae Zoh to investigate whether there is a trend in Asia’s heritage management and moreover, whether there is such a thing as ‘Asian Heritage.’ He has been actively disseminating his research through academic conferences both on and off campus at . On November 24, 2020, he participated in the Asian Archaeology academic symposium held by the National Institute of Cultural Heritage and published an article titled “A Study on the Royal Tombs of Scythians in Central Eurasia – Focus on the results of Investigation of the Arzan Tombs, Tuva and Russia.” In terms of the HK+ Mega Asia project, on December 5, he gave a talk titled “Evidence-based regional research: Exploring the possibilities of Mega Asia and Comparative Regional Research through Data” where he introduced and defined all matters related to the implementation of the data story-telling.