2024年09月03日

The archaeometallurgy team of Sichuan University published new findings in the Journal of World Prehistory.

Recently, the Journal of World Prehistory published a research paper titled 'Reassessing Bronze Age Metallurgy in Upland Southwest China on the Basis of Excavations at Longbohe, Yunnan'. Taking the Longbohe site in Jinping, Yunnan as a typical case, the research systematically reconstructs the metallurgical production 'operational sequence' represented by the Longbohe site. It re-examines existing archaeological discoveries of metallurgy in the mountainous southwest of China from a new perspective, proposes a new understanding of the 'mountain tradition' of Bronze Age metallurgy in the mountainous southwest of China, and discusses the Bronze Age...

2024年09月01日

The Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University published an article in the international journal Frontiers in Microbiology revealing the key corrosive microorganisms of ancient ivory unearthed from Sanxingdui and their origins.

A research paper titled 'Exploring the key deteriorative microorganisms on ancient ivories unearthed from the Sanxingdui Ruins site during temporary cold storage' by Prof. Sun Qun's team from the College of Life Sciences and Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, has been published in the international journal Frontiers in microbiology. This study identified key corrosive microorganisms and traced their origins by researching the biodegradation phenomena observed on ancient ivories unearthed from the Sanxingdui Ruins site during temporary cold storage in a low-temperature and high-humidity environment. Furthermore, the research explored the effects of ethanol disinfection on the microbial communities of the ancient ivories...

2024年08月31日

The Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, in collaboration with multiple institutions, has revealed the history of interaction between ancient populations in Dasong Mountain, Guizhou, and ancient Central Plains populations.

On July 17, 2024, the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, in collaboration with the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Archaeology and several domestic institutions, published a research paper titled "Ancient genomes provide insights into the genetic history in the historical era of southwest China" in the international archaeological journal *Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences*. This study reports the ancient genome data of ancient populations in Guizhou, Southwest China, for the first time, revealing the significant influence of agricultural populations in the Central Plains on ancient populations in the Guizhou region, represented by the Dasongshan site, while also showing...

2024年08月26日

The archaeological team from Sichuan University has published an article in an international journal titled 'Petrographic analysis of pottery shards from the Haimenkou site in the Jianchuan Basin, Yunnan'

Recently, the geoarchaeology team from the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, and the Yunnan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology published their latest research findings in the international archaeological journal Archaeological Research in Asia, titled “Primary selection? Petrographic analysis of ceramics excavated from the Jianchuan Basin, Northwest Yunnan Province, China.” The article explores early humans' selection of pottery-making materials, pottery production techniques, and cultural exchange through the study of Neolithic to Bronze Age pottery remains unearthed from the Haimenkou site in Jianchuan Basin, Yunnan Province. Haimenkou site...

2024年08月15日

The team from the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University has published the latest research results on the Guanyindong site lithic industry.

Recently, Associate Research Fellow Yue Hu of the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, and others published a research article titled 'Lithic technologies at Guanyindong cave, Southwest China: diversity and innovation during the Chinese Middle Palaeolithic' in the internationally renowned archaeological journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. The research also involved collaboration with the University of Washington (USA), the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Wollongong (Australia). In 2019, the team discovered that the Guanyindong site contains the most common features of the Middle Paleolithic...

2024年07月15日

Science reports on Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University's research on the earliest stone needles in western Tibet

Recently, Professor Lv Hongliang's team from the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University published a research paper titled "The world’s earliest ground stone needles: Archaeological evidence from the Early Holocene of the Western Tibetan Plateau" in the international journal Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The article has attracted widespread academic attention after its publication. Among them, the international top academic journal website Science AAAS conducted an online interview with Lv Hongliang and others, and reported it under the title "The world's oldest stone needles discovered on the Tibetan Plateau" (https://www.scien...

2024年07月05日

JGG | Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University - Yuan Huijun, He Guanglin, Wang Mengge, et al. Review of the Latest Advances in Genetic Genealogy in the Reconstruction of Ancient Human Social Structures and Criminal Intelligence打击 Research

In recent years, with the development of DNA sequencing technology, the advancement of computational methods, and the establishment of genome databases (Figure 1), forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) analysis has gradually matured. FIGG combines modern molecular biology techniques with traditional genealogy methods, providing important clues for identifying unknown individuals in major and difficult cases (Figure 2). The DNA Doe Project (DDP) used FIGG to identify the victim of the "Buckskin Girl" murder case, and the infamous "Golden State Killer" case was also solved through FIGG. By analyzing shared alleles and haplotypes, genealogical techniques...

2024年06月29日

Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University publishes latest research in Archaeometry: 'New discovery of wrought steel in Han Dynasty city sites in Southwest China: A study of wrought steel remains in Xindu City Site.'

Recently, the archaeometallurgy team of the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, in collaboration with the Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, published its latest research findings online in Archaeometry, a leading journal in archaeometry, titled 'A New Discovery of Fried Steel in Han Dynasty City Sites in Southwestern China: A Study of Fried Steel Remains at the Xindu City Site.' This research was jointly completed by Professor Li Yingfu and graduate student Qiu Tian of the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, and Associate Researcher Yang Yang and Researcher Yang Zhanfeng of the Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Chengdu Plain was the most important iron industry production center in the southwestern region during the Qin and Han dynasties. To date, the iron production remains from the Han Dynasty found in the Chengdu Plain are all distributed far from towns...

2024年06月04日

Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University has made significant progress in the study of ancient landslide dams in Wenchuan.

Recently, the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University published its latest research findings in the internationally renowned journal Catena, titled "Geoarchaeological evidence of an ancient landslide dam (13–4.7 ka) and consequent outburst flood on the Minjiang River near Wenchuan, China." Through the perspective of studying ancient landslide dams in the Minjiang River within Wenchuan, it provides new insights for exploring the survival and development of ancient populations at sites such as Yingpanshan in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, as well as the spread and formation of Neolithic culture in the Sichuan Basin...

2024年05月30日

Focus | Sichuan University Metallurgical Archaeology Team Publishes New Results in Antiquity - The Southern Transmission of Metallurgy: New Archaeological Discoveries at the Jicha Site in the Hengduan Mountains of Yunnan

Recently, the archaeometallurgy team of the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, together with the Yunnan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions, published their latest research findings in the internationally renowned archaeological journal Antiquity, titled 'Southbound transmission of metallurgy: new excavations at Jicha in the Hengduan Mountains, Yunnan'. Based on the Jicha site in Yunnan and newly discovered metallurgical remains, the article proposes a new understanding of the origin and development of metallurgy and the metallurgical technology system in the mountainous areas of Southwest China and mainland Southeast Asia. The Jicha site is located in Gongle Village, Baijixun Township, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. 2022...