Title: Origin and Development of Millet Agriculture in Tibet Speaker: Associate Research Fellow Song Jixiang (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) Host: Yan Xue, Curator (Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology) About the Speaker: Song Jixiang is an Associate Research Fellow at the Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University. Her research focuses on archaeobotany, and she has long been engaged in archaeobotanical research in western China. She has published several papers in journals such as Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, Journal of Tibetology in China, and Cultural Relics in Southern China. She has also led or participated in several national-level projects. Time: December 20, 2024, Afternoon...
Title: Identification and Analysis of Charcoal and Wood Remains from Archaeological Sites Speaker: Associate Research Fellow Shen Hui, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Host: Associate Professor Song Jixiang, Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University Speaker Introduction: Shen Hui is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is mainly engaged in the research of ancient plant remains. She is committed to using charcoal/wood remains as research indicators to reconstruct the plant resource utilization patterns of ancient ancestors and reveal the interaction and impact between early human agricultural activities and the environment. In recent years, she has been based on more than 40 archaeological sites in East Asia, Central Asia, etc...
Title: The Making of Makers: An Ethnographic and Experimental Archaeological Perspective on Human Toolmaking Skill Acquisition Speaker: Liu Cheng, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Emory University Moderator: Yuan Haibing, Associate Professor, Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University Speaker Bio: Liu Cheng is a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University. He previously served as a Special Researcher at the University Museum, University of Tokyo, and a Global Scholar at the Senckenberg Nature Research Society. His research focuses on prehistoric Eurasian and African hunter-gatherer societies, lithic technology, cognitive archaeology, and cultural evolution. He has participated in numerous field archaeological excavations and laboratory analysis projects in China, Ethiopia, and other regions. ...
Title: Radiocarbon Dating and Chinese Archaeological Chronology Speaker: Chen Xianglong, Associate Research Fellow, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Chinese Academy of History, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) Host: Yuan Haibing, Associate Professor, Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University Chen Xianglong is an Associate Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Center for Science and Technology Archaeology at the Key Laboratory of Science and Technology Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Chinese Academy of History, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). He is also the Vice Dean of the School of History at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Secretary of the Archaeological Chronology Committee of the Archaeological Society of China, and Deputy Secretary-General of the Zooarchaeology Committee....
Title: The Modernity of Zooarchaeology Speaker: Associate Research Fellow Lü Peng Key Laboratory of Scientific Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Chinese Academy of History, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) Host: Assistant Research Fellow Zhang Zhengwei (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) Speaker Biography: Lü Peng, Doctor of History, Executive Deputy Director of the Zooarchaeology Professional Committee of the Archaeological Society of China. Deputy Director of the Center for Scientific Archaeology, Key Laboratory of Scientific Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Chinese Academy of History, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Master's Supervisor of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Cultural Relics and Museums of Fudan University...
Title: Ancient Agricultural Activities, Plant Use, and Cultural Exchange in Turpan, Xinjiang Speaker: Professor Jiang Hongen (Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, School of Humanities, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) Moderator: Associate Professor Song Jixiang (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) About the Speaker: Jiang Hongen is the Deputy Director, Tenured Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, School of Humanities, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on archaeobotany and the history of botany. In recent years, he has been dedicated to studying the agricultural activities, plant use, and the associated information on East-West cultural exchange of the ancestors along the Silk Road by integrating plant remains and unearthed documents. He has published more than 100 papers,...
Title: Tracing Western Sichuan: Sorting and Preliminary Research on Animal Remains Unearthed from the Liujiazhai Site in Jinchuan, Sichuan Speaker: Zhang Lu, Curator (Center for Scientific Archaeology, Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology) Host: Zhang Zhengwei, Assistant Research Fellow (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) About the Speaker: Zhang Lu is a curator at the Center for Scientific Archaeology, Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. Her research focuses on zooarchaeology. She has completed the sorting and research of animal remains unearthed from more than ten sites or tombs, including Liujiazhai in Jinchuan, Xiaguanzi in Maoxian, Luojiaba in Xuanhan, Chengba in Quxian, Yuanjingcun Cliff Tombs and Gaojiapo Cliff Tombs in Pengshan. She has participated in or led a number of national, provincial and institute-level...
Title: Exploring the Mengxi River in Ziyang: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Ancient Societies 60,000 Years Ago Speaker: Zheng Zhexuan, Associate Research Librarian (Institute of Paleolithic Archaeology, Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology) Host: Professor Lu Hongliang (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) About the Speaker: Zheng Zhexuan is the Director of the Institute of Paleolithic Archaeology at the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and an Associate Research Librarian. He is a member of the Paleolithic Professional Committee of the Archaeological Society of China and a philosophical and social science talent in Sichuan Province. His main research direction is Paleolithic archaeology. The Piluo Site, which he led, was named one of the "Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in China" and "New Archaeological Discoveries in China." The Mengxi River Site was named "New Archaeological Discoveries in China..."
Title: Origin, Development and Environmental Adaptation of Agriculture in Central Asia Speaker: Researcher Zhou Xinying (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Host: Professor Lü Hongliang (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) Zhou Xinying is a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, an outstanding member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the China Quaternary Research Association, a member of the Archaeological Science Research Association, and a director of the Chinese Paleontological Vertebrate Research Association. He is mainly engaged in the origin of agriculture and early civilization exchange, and the evolution of terrestrial vegetation and ecosystems. As the first/corresponding author, he has published in Nature Plants, Science Bulletin, Journal of...
Title: The Development of Early Low-Temperature Vitreous Materials in China Speaker: Professor Yimin Yang (School of Humanities, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) Moderator: Professor Hongliang Lv (Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University) Speaker Bio: Yimin Yang, Chairman and Professor of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, School of Humanities, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His main research interests include the analysis of ancient organic residues and silicate materials (including glass, jade, and ceramics). He is dedicated to using modern scientific and technological methods to explore the potential information of ancient remains, carry out research on the applicability of advanced spectroscopic analysis to cultural relics, in order to better understand ancient human activities and reconstruct ancient societies, and solve related archaeological...
