The Institute of Archaeology (IA; ) is a constituent institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), based in Beijing, China. It was founded on 1 August 1950, as part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its original 20 or so researchers came from the Beiping Research Academy and the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica of the Republic of China. In 1977, the institute became part of the newly established CASS.
Academic departments Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, established 1953 Department of Xia, Shang and Zhou Archaeology, established 1953 Research Department of Han to Tang Archaeology, established 1953 Research Center for Frontier Archaeology and Foreign Archaeology, established 2002 Center for Scientific Archaeology, established 1995 Archaeology Press, established 1955 Center for Archaeological Data and Information, established 1996
In addition, the Research Center for Ancient Civilizations and the Conservation and Research Center of Cultural Heritage are also affiliated with IA CASS. The institute is also responsible for the Department of Archaeology of the Graduate School of CASS.
Journals The institute publishes several academic journals in Chinese: Kaogu (Archaeology), monthly Acta Archaeologica Sinica (Kaogu Xuebao), quarterly Kaoguxue jikan (Archaeology Periodicals), annually Kaoguxue cankao ziliao (aperiodically) Zhongguo kaoguxue nianjian (Annals of Chinese Archaeology)
It also publishes China's only English-language archaeological journal, Chinese Archaeology.
Major excavations Banpo, in Xi'an, Shaanxi Miaodigou, in Shan County, Henan Qujialing, in Jingshan County, Hubei Liuwan, in Ledu, Qinghai Erlitou, in Yanshi, Henan Yinxu, in Anyang, Henan Fenghao, in Shaanxi Eastern Zhou dynasty Luoyang, in Henan Han dynasty Chang'an, in Shaanxi Mancheng Han tomb in Hebei Han and Wei dynasty Luoyang Sui and Tang dynasty Daxing-Chang'an Sui and Tang dynasty Luoyang Khanbaliq, capital of the Yuan dynasty, in Beijing Dingling Mausoleum of the Ming dynasty
List of directors Zheng Zhenduo (deputy directors: Liang Siyong and Xia Nai) Yin Da () Xia Nai Wang Zhongshu (1982–1988) Xu Pingfang (徐苹芳, 1988–1992) Ren Shinan (任式楠, 1992–1998) Liu Qingzhu (刘庆柱, 1998–2006) Wang Wei (王巍, 2006–2017) Chen Xingcan (陈星灿, 2017–present)
Other prominent archaeologists Xu Xusheng, discoverer of the Erlitou culture Zheng Zhenxiang, discovered the Shang dynasty tomb of Fuhao Chen Mengjia, authority on oracle bones and ancient Chinese bronzes Guo Baojun () Huang Wenbi Huang Zhanyue Su Bingqi
References
External links Official website