2024年11月26日

The Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University was invited to present research progress and prospects on reconstructing ancient and modern human population genetic genealogy based on ancestral recombination graphs.

On August 30, 2024, the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, and the Yuan Huijun/He Guanglin research team of the Rare Disease Research Institute of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, in collaboration with the Liu Chao院士 research team of the Guangdong Provincial Drug Experiment Technology Center (Guangdong Branch of the National Drug Laboratory), published a review article in the journal *Hereditas* entitled "Research progress and prospects of reconstructing ancient and modern human population genetic genealogy based on ancestral recombination graph". This review introduces the theoretical basis of ARG reconstruction, summarizes the early applications of genetic genealogy and the methods and progress of constructing ARG, and further discusses the application potential of ARG and the challenges and future prospects of reconstructing ARG, aiming to...

2024年11月20日

Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University published a review on new paradigms and research progress of mitochondrial genome research in the context of large-scale population genome sequencing in SCLS.

On September 17, 2024, Professor Yuan Huijun and Associate Researcher He Guanglin's team from the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, and the Institute of Rare Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, in collaboration with Academician Liu Chao's research team from the Guangdong Provincial Drug Experiment Technology Center (Guangdong Branch of the National Drug Laboratory), and Professor Tang Renkuan's team from the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, published a review paper titled 'Sequencing and characterizing human mitochondrial genomes in the biobank-based genomic research paradigm' in 《SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences》. This study systematically reviews...

2024年11月12日

The archaeological team from the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University published a research article in the international journal Archaeological Research in Asia.

Recently, the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University team published a latest research article titled "The Longwangshan cemetery and the change in funerary practices in middle Yangzi during the late Neolithic Age, China" in the internationally renowned archaeological journal Archaeological Research in Asia (《龙王山墓地与新石器时代晚期长江中游丧葬行为的转变》). Based on the analysis of archaeological materials from the Longwangshan cemetery, the article explores the transformation process and significance of funerary practices from the Youziling culture to the Qujialing culture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River during the late Neolithic Age...

2024年09月27日

Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University publishes new perspectives in Land magazine on hunter-gatherers permanently occupying high-altitude areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Over the past decade, when humans permanently occupied the high-altitude areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and no longer migrated between high and low lands has been the focus of archaeological attention. The mainstream view is that permanent human occupation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau became possible only after the introduction of wheat agriculture around 3600 years ago. In response to this major academic question, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau archaeological team of Sichuan University and the Cultural Relics Research Institute of Tibet Autonomous Region have jointly carried out a series of field archaeological works in the eastern, central, and western parts of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in recent years. On the one hand, it reveals the contribution of Neolithic people in the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to permanent occupation at an earlier stage (around 5000 years ago), on the other hand...

2024年09月27日

Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University publishes new perspectives in Land magazine on hunter-gatherers permanently occupying high-altitude areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Over the past decade, when humans permanently occupied the high-altitude areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and no longer migrated between high and low lands has been the focus of archaeological attention. The mainstream view is that permanent human occupation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau became possible only after the introduction of wheat agriculture around 3600 years ago. In response to this major academic question, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau archaeological team of Sichuan University and the Cultural Relics Research Institute of Tibet Autonomous Region have jointly carried out a series of field archaeological works in the eastern, central, and western parts of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in recent years. On the one hand, it reveals the contribution of Neolithic people in the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to permanent occupation at an earlier stage (around 5000 years ago), on the other hand...

2024年09月18日

The Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University team reveals the dietary structure of Han and Jin Dynasty populations in the Lop Nur region.

Recently, Dr. Wang Xueye, Associate Research Fellow at the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, and others published a research article titled 'Diet along the eastern Silk Roads: an isotopic case study of ancient humans and livestock from the Han-Jin Dynasties in the Lop Nur region, northwest China' in the international archaeological journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Collaborators are from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin University, Xinjiang University, Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Loulan Museum, Wuhan University, and the University of California, USA.

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...