Conference name 7th ESCA  Harvard-Kyoto Roundtable 6-8 June 2005, Kyoto Ethnogenesis of South and Central Asia (Pre-Symposium of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,RIHN) The date 6,June,2005 - 8,June,2005 Site Palulu Plaza Kyoto Sponsoring and co-sponsoring Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University Person in charge of holding Toshiki OSADA, Yoichiro SATO, Michael Witzel Atsma and report collection (One appending)   Invited participant J. Kharakwal（JRN Rajasthan University） J. M. Kenoyer（University of Wisconsin） S. Farmer（Palo Alto） R. Mughal（Boston University） I. Ali（Peshawar Museum） P.P. Joglekar（Deccan College ） A. Parpola（Helsinki University） P. Bellwood（The Australian National University） Z. Zhijun（Chinese Academy of Social Sciences） P. Mathews（National Museum of Ethnology） F. Southworth（University of Pennsylvania） D. Fuller（University College London） K. Shinoda（National science museum） P. Underhill（Stanford University） N. Saitou（National institute of genetics） M. Hudson（University of Tsukuba） J. Feng（Chinese Academy of Sciences） R. Villems（university of Tartu） A. Yoshida（Gakushuin University） N. Allen（Oxford University） T. Goto（Tohoku University） W.v. Binsbergen（Leiden University） N. Evans（Universität zu Köln） Report This pre-symposium is co-organized by HarvardUniversity and RIHN. This is the first time to organize such a symposium in which many world famous researchers were participated. The main issue of this symposium is two: one is on Indus script and another is on the origin of agriculture. These issues are related to the papers published in the Science 17 December 2004 titled “The Indus Script – write or wrong?” and Science 25 April 2003 titled “Farmer and their languages: the first expansions”. On the Indus script, the scholars supported the non-literate symbols; i.e., Professor Witzel, have discussed with the scholars supported the literate script; i.e. Professor Asko Parpola. As far as the origin of agriculture is concerned, Professor Peter Bellwood, who is one of co-authors in Science paper, presented his view on it. Apart from our heat discussion, we have a plan to publish the Japanese edition of Peter Bellwood’s new publication titled “First Farmer” as a Chikyuken’s library. Professor Bellwood has consent to publish the Japanese edition. We have five sessions: Indus civilization, origins of agriculture, agricultural vocabulary, physical anthropology (human genetics) and comparative mythology. In the session of human genetics, Professors Underhill of Stanford University and Villems of Estonian Science Academy have presented the human dispersal model as a result of analysis of DNA. Some portion of presentation contains the completely new data. According to the participants of this symposium, we have discussed well and in the positive manner. Thus it is very successful to organize this symposium.