Shi Tao, male, born in Guangyuan, Sichuan in November 1987. Assistant Researcher. Research interests mainly include Pre-Qin archaeology, archaeological theory, archaeobotany, pottery analysis, etc.

Contact Information: 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan

School of History, Culture (Tourism, Archaeology and Museology), Sichuan University

I. Resume

2005-2009 Bachelor's Degree in Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University

2009-2012 Master's Degree, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University

2013-2018 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Joined the School of History and Culture, Sichuan University in 2018.

II. Teaching

Courses taught: "Chinese Archaeology-1" (Neolithic Archaeology Section), "Field Archaeological Excavation", "Field Archaeological Survey", "Introduction to Archaeological Anthropology Theory", "Archaeology Professional Practice", "Archaeology and Museology Professional Practice", "Cultural Relics and Museum Professional Practice", "Stone Age Archaeological Research", etc.

III. Field Experience

Participated in the excavation of sites such as Menhu in Xichuan, Henan; Baligang in Dengzhou, Henan; Jiaojiayuan in Shiyan, Hubei; Baodun in Xinjin, Chengdu, Sichuan; Huaca Soto in Chincha, Peru; and Jijiaocheng in Lixian, Hunan.

IV. Academic Achievements

Shi, Tao. 2022. Understanding the transition to agropastoralism in North China: archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological evidence. Archaeological Research in Asia 29 (2022): 100345.

Shi, Tao. 2021. Copper mining and metallurgy in the Zhongtiao Mountains and Yangzi River Valleys in Early China. Asian Perspectives: The Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific 60(2): 382-416.

Shi Tao, Jiang Ming, Xie Lin: Analysis of Plant Remains Unearthed from the Railway Site of the Joint Commune Tenth Group, Huayuan Town, Xinjin County, Chengdu City, Museum of Sichuan University, Department of Archaeology of Sichuan University, Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology: Southern Ethnic Archaeology, pp. 364-374. Beijing: Science Press, 2020.

Shi Tao, He Kunyu, Zuo Zhiqiang, Yang Yang, Bai Tieyong: Analysis Report of Plant Remains Unearthed from the Baodun Site in Xinjin County, 2010-2011, Chengdu Archaeological Discoveries 2013: 66-88. Beijing: Science Press, 2015.

Shi Tao: Early Road Simulation Research Based on Geographic Information System - A Case Study of Yuanqu Basin, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, No. 4, 2014: 114-120.

Shi Tao: Early Animal Domestication in the Near East, Sichuan Cultural Relics, No. 2, 2013: 32-39.

V. Hosted Projects

1. "Research on Pottery Production Technology in the Neolithic Age in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River", Sichuan University "From 0 to 1" Innovation Research Project, 2022-2024.

2. "Sorting and Research on Archaeological Survey and Excavation Data of Jijiaocheng Site in Lixian County, Hunan", National Social Science Fund Youth Project, 2021-2026.

3. "Comparative Study on Early National Resource Acquisition Strategies - Taking the Near East, North America and China as Examples", Sichuan University "Double First-Class" Construction Project, 2019-2021.

4. "Research on Burial Rituals in the Neolithic Age in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River", Science and Technology Activity Project for Returned Overseas Students of Sichuan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security in 2019, 2019-2020.