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Archaeology in New China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

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Archaeology as a branch of historical science has made new headway in the thirteen years since the founding of the Chinese People's Republic. The scale of its work has expanded and methods of research have been improved. Large numbers of young archaeological workers have been trained. In the course of the nation's gigantic economic construction, remains of ancient settlements and tombs have been uncovered in many places, yielding numerous important relics which have provided abundant data for archaeological research. Throughout the country, hosts of archaeological workers from research institutes, universities, museums and institutions for the preservation of ancient monuments are carrying out both field work and academic study and have already attained considerable success in their efforts to explore the history of ancient China on the basis of archaeological finds. All this has given further impetus to the advance of Chinese archaeology.

Archaeological finds made in New China are so rich that the present article can attempt to discuss only some of the most important problems.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1963

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References

(1) See Hsia Nai, ‘Our Neolithic Ancestors’, China Reconstructs, May, 1956, 24-28.

(2) Cf. Hsia Nai, ‘New Finds of Ancient Silk Textiles’, China Reconstructs, January, 1962, 40-42.

(3) Hsia Nai, ‘China and Africa in Historical Friendship’, China Reconstructs, November, 1962, 27-29.

(4) Cf. Wang Chun-ming, ‘The Bronze Culture of Ancient Yunnan’, Peking Review, 1960, no. 2, 18-19.

(5) Eg. Ma Te-chih, ‘T’ang Dynasty Palace Unearthed’, Peking Review, 1961, no. 3, 23-24.

(6) Cf. ‘2,000-Year-Old Book Discovered’, Peking Review, 1961, no. 13, 20-21.

(7) Cf. Wang Chun-ming, ‘Szechwan’s Bronze Age’, Peking Review, 1962, no. iz, 21-23.

(8) Wang Chun-ming, op. cit., Peking Review, 1960, no. 2, 18-19.