Exploring Research Pathways for Chinese Neolithic Lithic Industries: Case Studies from the Central Plains and Southwest China

Archaeological Science Forum (Issue 65)

Exploring Research Pathways for Chinese Neolithic Lithic Industries: Case Studies from the Central Plains and Southwest China

Speaker: Wu Chaoming, Associate Research Curator (College of Fine Arts & Calligraphy, Sichuan Normal University)

Moderator: Han Fang, Assistant Research Fellow (Center for Archaeological Sciences, Sichuan University)

Lecture Abstract:

Based on a review of the academic history of research on Chinese Neolithic lithic industries, and combined with practical insights from the organization and comprehensive study of lithic assemblages from the middle to late Yangshao period in the Central Plains and the late Neolithic period in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in Southwest China, this lecture will propose perspectives on research pathways for Chinese Neolithic lithic industries.

Time: October 17, 2025, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Venue: Meeting Room 518, Second Section of the Liberal Arts Building, Jiang'an Campus, Sichuan University