Archaeological Science Forum (5) Origin of the Character "Gong": Mutual Evidence from Archaeology, Ancient Writing, and Architectural History Time: November 17, 2023, 10:00-12:00 AM Location: Conference Room on the First Floor of the Red Tile Building, Tibetan Studies Institute, Wangjiang Campus, Sichuan University Speaker: Associate Researcher Wang Tianyi Introduction to the Speaker: Wang Tianyi is currently a Specially Appointed Associate Researcher at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University. His main research direction is pre-Qin archaeology, and his research interests focus on early Chinese architecture and the civilization process of the Loess Plateau. By examining the relationship between buildings and people, environment, society, culture, and technology, he explores the human-land relationship, technological evolution, and space reflected behind them...
Archaeological Science Forum (4) Lecture Announcement | Zhang Fan: "Ancient DNA: Invisible Archaeology" Zhang Fan is currently a Specially Appointed Associate Researcher at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University. He is mainly engaged in research in the fields of molecular archaeology, using ancient DNA methods to trace the migration and mixing history of ancient populations, study the evolutionary mechanisms of ancient microorganisms, and reconstruct ancient social structures and social organizations. He has published more than ten academic papers in journals such as Nature, iScience, and Frontiers in Genetics, and has undertaken and participated in several National Natural Science Foundation and other research projects at all levels.
Archaeological Science Forum (3) Speaker Introduction: Wang Xueye is currently a specially appointed associate researcher at the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, mainly engaged in isotope archaeological research. He obtained his doctorate in Quaternary Geology from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and later conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His previous work involved constructing the first strontium isotope maps of China and Africa through geostatistical analysis methods and machine learning algorithms, respectively, and combining multi-isotope evidence from human bones to explore population migration on the ancient Silk Road and provenance research on the 15th-19th century transatlantic slave trade. Currently, he is the first author in Earth-Science Reviews, Jour...
Archaeological Science Forum (2) DING, Yufan, obtained the European Union Marie Curie Scholarship in 2018 to engage in archaeological materials research in Europe, and obtained dual PhD degrees in Materials Science from Polytechnic University of Turin and Geology from the University of Évora in 2023. He is currently a full-time postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, mainly engaged in the research on the deterioration mechanism and conservation of cultural relics. Through material analysis methods and material surface modification technology, he carries out research on scientific and technological archaeology of stone cultural relics and new cleaning and protection methods for stone cultural relics. As the first author, he has published in journals such as Environmental Science and Pollution Research and Corrosion and Material Degradation...
On October 20, 2023, the "Archaeological Science Forum" hosted by the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University was held in the Lecture Hall on the first basement floor of Block II, Liberal Arts Building, Jiang'an Campus, Sichuan University. Professor Lv Hongliang from the School of History and Culture, Sichuan University, presided over the forum. He Keyang pointed out that climate, agriculture, and population represent the three core elements in the study of prehistoric human-land relationships and are the research contents of key concern in environmental archaeology. One of the biggest challenges in exploring the relationship between past climatic events and human societies is how to quantitatively reconstruct high-resolution spatiotemporal records of climate, agriculture, and population. This research aims to establish prehistoric archaeobotanical and archaeological carbon data...
International Week Lecture Series, School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University·Food Globalization in Prehistory Lecture 1: June 29, 15:40-17:30 Farming Language Dispersal Hypothesis Revisited: 22 years on Lecture 2: June 30, 15:40-17:30 Geographical Decoupling of Food and Cuisines: Deep-seated East-and-West distinctions Lecture 3: July 3, 15:40-17:30 Cultural Pluralism During Domestication
Sichuan University "2035" Pilot Program Lecture Series: Foreign Cultural Elements on Ancient Chinese Porcelain [Time] Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 19:00-20:30 [Location] Lecture Hall, Basement 1, Block II, Liberal Arts Building, Jiang'an Campus, Sichuan University [Host] Qi Dongfang, Chair Professor, School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University [Speaker] Wang Guangyao, Researcher, Palace Museum Wang Guangyao, Researcher at the Palace Museum and Executive Director of the Archaeological Society of China, has long been dedicated to the research of ceramic archaeology, court ceremonial systems, and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. He participated in the Jingdezhen Ming and Qing Imperial Kiln Site, the Jingdezhen Liyang Township Yuan and Ming Porcelain Kiln Site, the Jingdezhen Guanyinge Ming Dynasty...
Sichuan Museum Lecture Hall: Chengdu Opened Up in Nine Heavens: The Ancient Capital Culture of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Tang and Five Dynasties Period «Time» May 18, 2023, Thursday 14:30-17:30 «Location» Academic Lecture Hall, Sichuan Museum «Speaker» Wei Huo Wei Huo, Distinguished Professor of Sichuan University, Ministry of Education Scholar, Member and Co-convener of the 7th and 8th Archaeological Discipline Evaluation Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, National Social Science Fund Final Review Expert, Member of the History Undergraduate Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education. Currently serves as the Director of the Sichuan University Museum, Director of the China Tibetology Research Institute, a key base of the Ministry of Education, and President of the Sichuan Archaeological Society. Main...
