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The Wuyue State was a local government that ruled the two Zhejiang provinces during the Five Dynasties. The three and five kings of the Qian family took the basic strategy of doing good to China and protecting the country and the people to create a stable territory in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties. Based on the results of archaeological work in the past few decades, this book starts from six aspects: cities, tombs, inscriptions, religion, handicrafts, and overseas exchanges. From the perspective of regional research, this book comprehensively elaborates on the archaeological results and values ​​of the Wuyue Kingdom, showing the rich and diverse socio-economic and cultural features of the southeastern region during the Five Dynasties period, as well as Wuyue Kingdom's outstanding contributions to Sino-foreign exchanges.

About 10,000 years ago, Zhejiang's prehistoric culture entered the Neolithic Age. The earliest Neolithic culture discovered so far in Zhejiang is the Shangshan Culture named after the Shangshan site. Since then, Neolithic sites of various ages have been found almost throughout Zhejiang. This book shows the basic aspects of Zhejiang Neolithic archeology. From the perspective of cultural genealogy, it breaks through the dual system of north and south of the Qiantang River and reconstructs a new genealogy of Neolithic culture in Zhejiang: Qiantang River period (Shangshan Culture and Kuahuqiao Culture) - Hangzhou Bay Period (Hemudu Culture and early Majiabang Culture) - Taihu Period (late Majiabang Culture to Songze Culture and Liangzhu Culture) - Return Period (Qianshanyang Culture and Guangfulin Culture), which has important academic value.

Rice is one of the world's most important food crops, with more than half of the world's population eating rice. Rice farming is the material foundation for the development of Asian civilization and the core feature of society. Rice farming culture is the traditional mainstream culture of China and most countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The author has been engaged in archaeological work in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for a long time. The specific content of this book is mainly based on materials from this area, and explores the grand issue of the origin of rice farming. The book is divided into six chapters, each of which describes and analyzes the origin, evolution, and development process of rice farming around the world. It also focuses on analyzing the rich and colorful cultural styles and diverse characteristics that rice farming civilization has developed in various parts of Asia due to differences in geographical location and regional environment.

The Yue people originated from Zhejiang, and the Yue State was founded in Zhejiang. This also makes the archeology of the Yue State of great value and significance in restoring the history of the Yue State, and makes it the focus of Xia, Shang and Zhou archeology in Zhejiang. Relying on the latest archaeological results such as mound tombs and stone chamber mound tombs, Yue royal tombs and noble tombs, and original porcelain kiln sites, this book not only makes the historical context of the origin, development, struggle for hegemony, and decline of the Yue Kingdom increasingly clear, but also comprehensively shows the life of the Yue people, including production, life, burial customs, and so on. Through comparative analysis, the book also discusses how the Yue people came into contact with the culture of the Central Plains, and how this connection affected the lives of the Yue people. The book is full of pictures and texts, systematically and comprehensively showing the whole picture of the archaeological work of the Yue Kingdom in Zhejiang.

Porcelain production began with celadon. Since its birth during the Xia and Shang Dynasties, for more than three thousand years, famous kilns emerged in large numbers from both official and civilian lines. It can be said that "a history of ceramics, half of it is in Zhejiang". Starting from the five stages of origin, growth, development, heyday and decline, this book introduces the long and ups and downs development history of ancient Zhejiang celadon. It also has a special chapter to conduct textual research and differentiation on Gong kiln, Guan kiln and Ge kiln, and sort out the process of celadon export and the spread of production technology. As the first book to systematically organize the archaeological results of ancient Zhejiang celadon and comprehensively reflect the research level of ancient Zhejiang celadon, this book clarifies the development, production and management system of ancient Zhejiang celadon, summarizes the historical achievements of ancient Zhejiang celadon, and reveals its important position in the history of China and even human civilization.

Pottery, as the most basic research object in archaeology, is of irreplaceable importance for understanding a region, a culture, and a group of people. The main research object of this book is Zhejiang's prehistoric pottery. The structure is basically in chronological order, introducing Shangshan Culture, Kuahuqiao Culture, Hemudu Culture, Majiabang Culture, Songze Culture, Liangzhu Culture, Haochuan Culture, and Qianshanyang Culture. It also introduces the characteristics and production techniques of pottery of Guangfulin Culture, as well as the basic situation and main understanding of each archaeological culture. It aims to provide a cultural background for understanding pottery and demonstrate the contribution and value of Zhejiang prehistoric pottery to Chinese civilization.

The Liangzhu ruins are a holy place that demonstrates the five thousand years of Chinese civilization history. It is an earth-building civilization, a water conservancy civilization, a rice farming civilization, and its highly developed jade system is unique. It also occupies an important position in the history of Chinese urban development. This book reveals the rich connotation and far-reaching influence of Liangzhu Civilization by sorting out the discovery history, layout and functional divisions, construction techniques and engineering, archaeological history and latest progress, and its relationship with Chinese civilization of Liangzhu Ancient City.

The nearly 800 years from the founding of the Western Han Dynasty to the fall of the Southern Dynasties was an important historical period for Zhejiang from poverty to rise again. During this period, Zhejiang's local traditional cultural elements were inherited and innovated, and gradually integrated with Han culture, forming the distinctive archaeological material culture of the Jiangdong region. The southward migration of the Central Plains population brought exchanges of knowledge and skills and cultural integration. Zhejiang also gave birth to a number of aristocratic families, which greatly promoted social progress. This book uses archaeological data as clues to connect social and cultural history, and vividly explains the social, historical and cultural evolution process and material culture of Zhejiang during the Han and Six Dynasties.

Jade culture is an important cultural gene of Chinese civilization. In the Liangzhu period, more than 5,000 years ago, a jade system has been formed that uses jade congs symbolizing divine power, jade axes symbolizing military power and royal power, as well as jade bis and jade headdresses as carriers to mark status and rank. The etiquette system embodied in the group of jade ritual utensils started the tradition of "containing rituals with utensils" in Chinese civilization. This book demonstrates the important contribution Liangzhu civilization made to the development of Chinese civilization by discussing the status of jade in Chinese civilization, the typical use of jade in Liangzhu, the age of jade and the origin of Chinese civilization.

The purpose of research on prehistoric art is not only to explore the origin of aesthetics, but also to study the spiritual world of early humans through prehistoric material cultural remains. Prehistoric Zhejiang has contributed a wide variety of art themes such as ancient painted pottery, peak jade craftsmanship, and unique carving art. More importantly, it contains the spiritual thread that runs through the development of Zhejiang's prehistoric archaeological culture. This book is based on archaeological research methods and connects four different topics to form the structure of the whole book. By extracting repeated "patterns" in different types and forms of art themes, it constructs appropriate rules for interpreting symbolic meanings, hoping to break through the cognitive bottleneck caused by subjective analogies that is common in prehistoric art research.

This book is an academic monograph on the study of the gardens and bedrooms of princes in the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, most of the princes lived in Beijing. After their death, they were buried in Beijing and its surrounding areas of Tianjin and Hebei according to regulations, thus forming a Qing Dynasty princely garden cluster with Beijing as the center. Regarding this huge royal garden dormitory group, various documentary records are very limited, and contemporary research results are also very few, with no comprehensive and systematic monograph. The author spent ten years researching the existing Qing Dynasty royal palaces and ruins in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province, and conducted field investigations such as taking pictures, rubbing inscriptions, and field visits, and combined it with sorting out many documents to write this monograph. This book introduces the Qing Dynasty princes' system and garden bed building regulations, typical characteristics, and distribution conditions. It has many innovations in data collection and theoretical construction. It is the latest research result in this field and provides accurate and rich information for the study of Qing Dynasty princes' gardens and bedchambers, the protection of cultural relics, and the study of Qing history. It has high academic value.

"Above and Below the Loess: Excerpts from Art Archeology" is a collection of research articles that the author has been engaged in art archeology for many years. He uses archaeological typology research methods to conduct multi-faceted scientific research on ancient Chinese art, especially meaningful and in-depth research on primitive art, Han and Jin murals, ceramic art, and the origin of Chinese calligraphy and painting styles. It also provides unique insights into the research on art archeology, art history, and design art.

The space archeology we are talking about here is not an "archaeology" of materials in the universe, but a science that uses aviation or aerospace data to analyze satellite images to find ancient human features or ruins on the earth. The author of this book, a super cool space archaeologist, combines human history and future technology from a very interesting perspective. Starting from the public's curiosity about the profession of space archaeologists, he changes the historical period of 1944 AD-1944 BCE and proposes how we should start from now on the premise of being full of firm hope for the future. As an archaeologist, she has worked on remote sensing projects in 12 countries and 4 continents, identifying thousands of potential archaeological sites using multispectral and high-resolution satellite image analysis. These include previously unknown settlements, roads, fortresses, palaces, tombs and even potential pyramids. She currently works primarily on crowdsourcing maps of ancient civilizations in Peru and India. In this book, the authors describe the field's evolution, major discoveries, and future potential. After decoding spy photography techniques, she shares her findings in the field on a new map of Egypt's mysterious city of Tanis, revealing why space archeology is not only exciting, but vital to preserving the world's ancient treasures for future generations. The story takes readers back in time, across borders, and back into the daily lives of ancient humans who demonstrated courage and wisdom over thousands of years.

This book mainly uses archaeological data and research results to restore the history of the Lingnan region in the Pre-Qin, Qin and Han Dynasties to the greatest extent possible. The book has nine chapters in total, including: enlightenment on the distribution of cultural relics in the south of the Ling Dynasty in the pre-Qin period, research on the restoration of production and life of the residents in the karst area at the southern foot of the mountains in the pre-Qin period, research on the restoration of production and life of the residents of the Minghe Plain in the southern part of the Pearl River Delta in the pre-Qin period, research on the restoration of production and life of the residents of the Minghe Plain in the northern part of the Pearl River Delta in the pre-Qin period, etc.

This book introduces the basic knowledge of archeology, including what archaeologists are doing, what archeology is, a brief history of archeology, the theories and methods of archeology, the progress of natural science and archeology, the protection of cultural heritage and large sites, the current situation of archeology in China, etc.

Liandu District has a long history and many cultural and historical monuments. According to statistics, there are 298 ancient dwellings, 102 ancestral halls, 49 temples, 55 ancient bridges, 14 ancient ruins and 101 others listed as cultural relic protection units. Among them, there are 1 national-level cultural relics protection unit, 13 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, 8 municipal-level cultural relics protection units, 6 district-level cultural relics protection units, and 591 general cultural relics protection units. These cultural relic protection units are dotted across the land of Liandu District, carrying the vicissitudes of history. This book aims to unearth and sort out the stories behind the cultural relics. It takes the form of field surveys, local chronicles and genealogy documents to comprehensively describe the thousand-year history of Liandu District and unearth and sort out the unique humanistic information contained in the cultural relics.

The author of this book, Mr. Wang Yarong, is a famous textile archaeologist in my country and an expert in the field of Chinese weaving and embroidery. The author followed Mr. Shen Congwen in the research work of Chinese costume archeology, personally participated in major events of Chinese costume archeology, and also witnessed the development of Chinese costume archeology. This book follows the unearthed process of major textile cultural relics from various periods in China, such as the silk fabrics from the Eastern Zhou Tomb, the Chu Tomb during the Warring States Period, the Mawangdui Han Tomb, the "Five Stars from the East" arm unearthed at the Niya site, etc., To the Yuan Dynasty brocade quilt, Song Dynasty Bai Ziyi, etc. The author also recorded with deep emotion the cross-section of clothing research and archaeological work conducted by Mr. Shen Congwen, a pioneer in the study of ancient Chinese clothing. The publication of this book has positive significance for the development of archaeological textiles, display of Chinese civilization, and promotion of China's excellent traditional culture.

Where is the sky garden? What does it look like? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans call it one of the seven wonders of the world? Which great emperor actually built it? What amazing technological achievements are used in the garden? What impact did it have on the garden design of later generations? Stephanie Daly delves into mythology, legends and classical texts to offer a new interpretation of the location and image of this legendary garden, vividly depicting an almost forgotten ancient civilization.

Bianjiashan is a long site on the south side of the Liangzhu ancient city and is also part of the outer city wall of the late Liangzhu period. After three excavations, important relics such as a cemetery, a harbor-shaped ash ditch, and a wooden pier were discovered in the western part of the site. A large number of relics such as pottery, stone tools, lacquered wood wares, bone horn wares, and jade wares were also unearthed. Although there are no high-level tombs or ritual activity sites in Bianjiashan, it systematically reflects the production and life of ordinary people during the Liangzhu period, embodies all aspects of the living conditions of Liangzhu ancestors, and is an excellent window for understanding the secular life of Liangzhu society. Through the interpretation of Bianjiashan ruins and relics, this book allows readers to fully understand Bianjiashan, a site that can be called the silhouette of Liangzhu society.

Based on the fruitful achievements of Chinese archeology in the past century, this book outlines and reproduces the indelible glorious trajectory of ancient Chinese civilization from the prehistoric period. The book is divided into nine chapters, with both pictures and text. The author carefully selected 327 pictures as auxiliary explanations of the text. Many cultural relics and archaeological excavation photos are very rare. The explanations are simple and fascinating. It can be called a small book for everyone. The book not only has a vision of crossing rivers and seas, but also contains warm details. It is relaxed and relaxed, and it is full of reading sense. It can arouse the interest of ordinary readers and continue to explore carefully, and continue to gain an increasingly in-depth and comprehensive understanding of ancient Chinese civilization.

This series includes 8 books: "Splendid Dunhuang", "Tomb of Zeng Houyi", "Famous Temple Underground Palace", "Loulaniya", "Western Han Dynasty Nanyue Kingdom", "Mancheng Han Tombs", "Mawangdui Han Tombs" and "Qin Terracotta Warriors". 10 Archaeological experts have millions of words to interpret the eight major cultural relics in depth.

The tomb of King Jing Liu Sheng and the tomb of Queen Dou Wan in Zhongshan Mancheng are among the 100 major archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century. In these two ancient tombs that were not disturbed, intact jade clothes with gold threads were discovered for the first time, confirming the accuracy of the documentary records. The mystery of the golden jade clothing in history was revealed; the practical and beautiful Changxin palace lantern was discovered in the tomb of Queen Dou Wan. At the same time, the daily utensils of Prince Jing Liu Sheng and his wife of Zhongshan were also discovered in the two tombs, which provided material historical materials for the construction of the aristocratic life of the Han Dynasty. The author Lu Zhaoyin participated in the entire excavation work. Together with his colleagues, he unveiled the mystery of these two tombs. He narrates the excavation process of Han tombs in Mancheng in plain words, uses the rigorous attitude of archaeologists to reproduce the identity of the tomb owners, and leads us into the Western Han Dynasty society thousands of years ago.

The Dunhuang Grottoes are a world-famous Buddhist cultural relic and a treasure house of ancient oriental art. Mr. Ji Xianlin believes that the brilliance of Dunhuang culture is the fusion of the cultural essences of all ethnic groups in the world, and is also a model of the continuous integration of Chinese civilization that has gone back thousands of years. Famous Dunhuang scholars Fan Jinshi and Zhao Shengliang have lived in the Gobi for many years. Based on decades of research, they co-wrote this book to introduce the history and culture of Dunhuang, interpret the sculptures and painting art of the grottoes, and reveal the perseverance and enthusiasm of generations of Dunhuang people.

This book is a monograph written by archaeologist Wang Binghua introducing the great archaeological discoveries in Lop Nur and Niya. Loulan, located in the Lop Nur wasteland, and Jingjue, located in the oasis on the banks of the Niya River, are both ancient countries in the Western Regions and must-pass places on the Silk Road. The two kingdoms have their own characteristics, but they have many things in common in their historical development process from prosperity to extinction, from vitality to decline, as well as the process in which their respective historical civilizations are revealed. The author of this book has nearly half a century of archaeological experience in Xinjiang. On the basis of decades of investigation and research, he has organized and summarized the gains of Chinese and foreign archaeologists at the two sites over the past 100 years. He tells it in two parts, condensing and refining his thoughts on the rise and fall of Loulan and Jingjue kingdoms, and discusses the historical lessons worth learning after the mulberry fields turned into seas of sand and the environment changed dramatically.

This book is a popular archaeological book about the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century. In 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 1974, the Terracotta Army was discovered. In 1987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were approved by UNESCO to be included in the World Heritage List, and were hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" and became a golden business card of the glorious civilization of ancient China. As the captain of the archaeological team, the author of this book has personally experienced the entire excavation process of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit. In this book, he describes the thrilling excavation process to readers through in-depth and easy-to-understand words, brilliantly analyzes the formation of underground military formations, and reproduces the historical moments of the Qin Empire's military conflicts.

From the late Qin Dynasty to the Western Han Dynasty, there once existed a mysterious kingdom in the Lingnan region of China. It inherited the traditions of the Central Plains people and had strong southern characteristics, but there are very few records about it in history books. The stone chamber tomb excavated in Xianggang, Guangzhou City has filled the historical gap in the Lingnan area with archaeological discoveries. The author of this book, Mai Yinghao, is the leader of the excavation team of the Nanyue royal tombs, and Wang Wenjian is a researcher of the Nanyue royal tombs. They truly recorded the excavation process of the royal tombs, described the precious cultural relics in the tombs, and helped readers remove the layers of fog of the Nanyue Kingdom and get a glimpse of its splendor thousands of years ago.

"Mawangdui Han Tomb" is one of the series "Experiencing Chinese Archeology". The Mawangdui Han Tomb is the tomb of Li Cang, the Prime Minister of Changsha in the Western Han Dynasty, and his family members. The excavation of this tomb is one of the "Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in a Century" in China. The archaeological team discovered here the lifelike Lady of Bianhou after more than 2,000 years, the earliest extant astronomical works and measured maps in the world, the earliest medical books and comet maps discovered in my country... The author Fu Juyou is known as the "Watcher of Mawangdui Han Tomb cultural relics". As the deputy captain of the archaeological team, he vividly recounts the legendary details of the excavation process in the book, explains the unearthed cultural relics exquisitely, corrects errors in "Historical Records", opens up the treasure house of civilization of the Western Han Dynasty for readers, and recreates the prosperous years of the tomb owner.

The tomb of Zeng Hou Yi is the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi, the king of Zeng State in the early Warring States Period. In 1978, the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi was opened by an archaeological excavation team. The unearthed chimes and other ancient musical instruments were an unprecedented discovery in the history of Chinese music and world music. The author of this book, Tan Weisi, was the captain of the archaeological excavation team of Zeng Hou Yi's Tomb. He presided over and participated in the entire process of field archaeological excavation and indoor organization and research from beginning to end. He told the interesting stories and secrets during the excavation in moving words, and narrated the everlasting charm of the unearthed cultural relics for thousands of years.

"The Underground Palace of Famen Temple" is one of the series "Experiencing Chinese Archeology". On August 24, 1981, the True Body Pagoda of Famen Temple collapsed. In April 1987, the underground palace of Famen Temple was opened. More than 2,000 pieces (groups) of important treasures of the Tang Dynasty, supporting the finger bones and relics of the Buddha Sakyamuni's real body, shined with a dazzling light in an unparalleled manner, making the cultural relics of the underground palace of Famen Temple famous all over the world as soon as they were unearthed. The author of this book, Han Jinke, a researcher and former director of the Famen Temple Museum, introduces the unearthing process of these rare treasures, as well as the related historical culture and Buddhist culture as a personal witness, showing readers a splendid treasure house of the Tang Dynasty and the grand occasion of Famen Temple culture going to the world.

What is the daily life of an archaeologist? Often disgraced, occasionally earth-shattering. The archaeological team members made up a jingle to joke with themselves: "From a distance, they look like refugees, but up close, they look like beggars. Upon closer inspection, they are from the Academy of Social Sciences, and it turns out they are engaged in cultural relic investigation and exploration." Archaeologists care about the daily lives of ordinary people, and some details of their lives, such as what they eat, what they use, and what they throw away. In a sense, archeology is a science about garbage. Our excavation objects are often ruins and garbage dumps, but we can find many treasures from them. What is the use of archeology? Human history is at least two to three million years old. If these two to three million years are assumed to be 24 hours, then the history with writing will not enter until after 11:57 in the middle of the night. As for the long history of human development beyond this, if we want to understand its process, restore its trajectory, and answer questions such as who we are and how we came to be, we can only rely on archeology.

How did the civilization of the Central Plains rise? In the millennium after about 3500 BC, many areas in the Yellow River Basin and Yangtze River Basin were still full of states. It was an era when "the sky was full of stars". By around 1800 BC, the Erlitou civilization absorbed elements of civilization from various regions in a very short period of time, and finally emerged, ushering in a new era of dynastic civilization. Did Yao, Shun, and Yu exist? The era of Yao, Shun and Yu is not traceable in archeology. The pottery temple culture found in Linfen in southern Shanxi is rich in ritual utensils and has a complex social structure. This highly developed but not hegemonic culture reminds scholars of the "gentle" Yao and Shun eras before the Xia Dynasty. So, what does the author himself think? Is Sanxingdui culture an alien civilization? There are rumors that Sanxingdui culture is an alien civilization. However, the author of this book points out that the existing physical evidence cannot prove this. The bronze ritual vessels of the Central Plains culture and the golden staff culture of the West intersect here. It is the collision of multiple cultural factors that jointly shape the wonderful and mysterious cultural characteristics of Sanxingdui. Open this book and let us follow the footsteps of Xu Hong, the former captain of the Erlitou Archaeological Team, explore the historical gaps in the legendary era, and uncover the mystery of ancient China!

Jade was an important status symbol in the pre-Qin period, and the use of jade was an important part of the etiquette system at that time. This book brings together the author's many years of research results on jade articles and jade-using systems in prehistory and the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It is divided into four themes: "Jade Discrimination", "Jade Use", "Jade Burial" and "Jade History". From the three dimensions of handed down documents, unearthed documents and archaeological materials, it makes an in-depth comprehensive investigation of jade articles and jade culture at that time, hoping to reveal the ritual traditions and political and cultural connotations contained in early Chinese jade articles.

Since the 20th century, hundreds of exquisite bronzes from the late Shang period have been unearthed in the barren loess hilly areas. Starting from this issue, this book uses first-hand materials to deeply analyze the local society of the Loess Hills; studies the origin of bronzes; and analyzes the cross-regional interaction between the Loess Hills, the North China Plain, the Guanzhong Basin, and the Mongolian grassland. Compared with the developed civilization of the Central Plains, the Loess Hills was a simpler frontier society, but with its favorable geographical location, it served as a hub for cross-regional connections. This book observes social changes from the perspective of socio-economics and ancient trade, and provides a systematic explanation for understanding the growth of civilization in the Central Plains, the development of northern border societies such as the Loess Hills, and the long-distance exchanges between China and Mongolia in the Bronze Age.

"A Sky Full of Stars: Su Bingqi on Ancient China" is written by Zhao Tingyang, a philosopher and researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Wang Xing, the former chief writer of Sanlian Life Weekly. Focusing on the explanatory model of "A Sky Full of Stars" proposed by Mr. Su Bingqi, and combining their respective academic knowledge and expertise in philosophy and humanities, they selected wonderful works that fit the theme from Mr. Su Bingqi's numerous research results, providing convenience for readers to appreciate the essence of Mr. Su's archaeological achievements. Through the editor's careful arrangement, Mr. Su Bingqi's article in the book first discusses the origin of Chinese civilization from a macro perspective, and at the same time outlines the origins, characteristics and development principles of several major regional cultures, and introduces some basic principles and methods in the archaeological practice of dividing and defining cultural regions. Mr. Su Bingqi's classic works such as "A Study of Wa Ke" are included in it. This book uses Mr. Su Bingqi's achievements in archaeology as a solid foundation and entry point to lead readers to explore the wonderful and diverse ancient China.

"Nanfan Haihunhou" is a public archaeological work. The author continues to pay attention to the excavation and results release of Haihunhou's tomb. His research combines historical documentary records with unearthed cultural relics, and combines unearthed cultural relics with historical and cultural traditions. In reading, readers can not only understand the history of Haihunhou and the mid-Western Han Dynasty where he lived, but also learn about many material cultural traditions of ancient China (jades, bronzes, currency, food) and the world of ancient Chinese beliefs through unearthed cultural relics. Liu He's personal experience runs through the author's different research units, and various details of his life are also clearly presented to readers.

In the early 1970s, the Mawangdui Han Tomb was excavated. A large number of dispatch slips were unearthed from tombs No. 1, 2 And 3. The dispatch plan is a list of the items to be buried. This manuscript focuses on the excavation of the Mawangdui Han tomb. The first chapter collects the previous official records and carefully analyzes them. The second and third chapters correspond to the burial objects and burial aids, comprehensively organize them, and put forward new analysis and viewpoints. Chapter 4 is "Research on the Restoration of the Brief Sequence of Tomb No. 3". This book is a hardcover 8 format book with 300,000 words. The interior is printed in four colors with exquisite illustrations. It has important reference value for the professional research on Mawangdui Han Tomb literature.

The famous Etruscans once established a powerful and influential civilization in ancient Italy. However, they are often misunderstood and regarded as a strange and unknown nation, and their language and culture have basically disappeared. Lucy Shipley's new history of the Etruscans offers readers a different picture: a people who maintained trade with Greece, promoted the development of Roman civilization, inspired Renaissance artists and promoters of the Romantic period, and still have a profound influence on the modern world. This book describes the process of Etruscan artifacts from their creation to their use, loss, discovery, and reshaping. From the shrouds of Egyptian mummies in fashionable salons to the spare time activities of members of the Bonaparte family, this book takes us on a fascinating journey; it uses Etruscan archeology to show us many magical and interesting places. The author combines history with the latest archaeological evidence to provide a unique perspective on this mysterious civilization, revealing what answers we now know and how many questions remain to be explored.

From the perspective of knowledge archeology, "Six Thousand and One Nights" tells the story of the construction and evolution of ancient Egypt as "knowledge" in the Eastern and Western contexts over the past 6,000 years. From the Moon God and the Book of the Dead to the figurines on Freud's desk; from the Nile River and Tutankhamun's tomb to the pyramid-shaped casino in Las Vegas; from temple monuments and British "adventurers" to singer Rihanna's tattoo of the goddess Isis; from historical materials Cleopatra and Caesar in novels, Cleopatra in oil paintings and Hollywood movies... The author analyzes the different attitudes and purposes of the narrators or protagonists behind the colorful stories about Egypt, and leads readers to understand ancient Egypt beyond the pyramids. The archeology of knowledge is one of the cutting-edge topics in contemporary Western thought, and this book is a concentrated presentation and application of these latest ideological achievements. By reading this book, readers will not only reshape the impression of Egypt in their minds, but also learn a new way of thinking about problems and understanding the world.

Around 3500 BC to 2000 BC, the Sumerians created the world's oldest civilization on the fertile impact plains of southern Iraq. The Sumerians were the originators of many major inventions such as cities, writing, and the wheel. The ancient world belonging to the Sumerians was like a mirror, shining on our urban life and civilized world today. The question is, are the Sumerians and their world that we imagine in our minds the history that really happened objectively? Paul Collins, the author of this book, reveals how over the past 150 years, scholars from various countries have used various archaeological documents unearthed from Iraq and Syria to construct a set of "knowledge" about the Sumerians. Whether in the past or now, the Sumerians have never been simply "forgotten" by us, just as they have never been simply "discovered". Each "discovery" was simply a reconstruction of the Sumerians by those who tried to "discover" them using the materials at their disposal. From ancient times to the present, this construction has been repeated many times.

Lithology, that is, "lithology" in "epigraphy", is the study and application of stone inscriptions. Mr. Ye Guoliang has followed the tradition of thousands of miles and received the inheritance of Kong Decheng. He has been studying stone studies for many years and has made many achievements. Mr. Ye believes that stone science can be divided into two branches. The first is "Kulu", which summarizes the general rules for writing epitaphs and combines etiquette and customs systems, the history of tablets, etc., Which is the way to study epigraphy; the second is "textual research", which uses stone carving materials to correct classics and history, which is of great benefit to the study of classics, reading history, and studying ancient society. The two serve each other and cannot be neglected. This book is a co-editing of Mr. Ye Guoliang's "Shi Xue Li Exploration" and "Shi Xue Continuing Exploration". It discusses in depth the examples of official inscriptions "Ti Zun" on the tombstones of officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is different from the "Ti Zun" since the Tang and Song Dynasties; the reasons for the different texts between the stone editions and the handed down engraving editions, how to cross-check and the purpose of cross-checking; how to verify the inscriptions of the deceased surname; the similarities and differences between the inscriptions on Han Yu's inscriptions and those of his predecessors and their impact on later generations, etc. A detailed textual research was conducted on many inscriptions from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, involving studies in classics, official positions, canons, literature, biography and other related fields. It also reviews the twelve works summarizing stone examples from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which is of academic historical significance. The book is carefully researched, and the examples are comprehensive, which will surely inspire those who are new to epigraphy and specialized researchers. For this publication, the entire book has been revised and revised based on a photocopy of the Taipei Daan Publishing House edition.

"Looking at China through Archeology" is a popular reading that comprehensively summarizes a century of archaeological achievements and showcases the glory of Chinese civilization. The whole book is divided into two parts: pluralism and integration and historical data inheritance. Created by the National Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences, many well-known archaeological experts and scholars were invited to jointly create it. It concisely introduces archaeological hotspots such as Sanxingdui, Jinsha, Liangzhu Ancient City, Haihunhou Tomb, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and Bronze Inscriptions with pictures and texts. The content and value of unearthed documents such as the Chinese Bamboo Slips, Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, Suihudi Han Bamboo Slips, and Dunhuang Han Bamboo Slips comprehensively reflect the diverse and integrated pattern of Chinese civilization, its time-honored concepts and glorious achievements, and demonstrate the significant contribution of Chinese civilization to world civilization.

Shen Congwen is a pioneer in the study of cultural relics in China. He has made pioneering achievements in many fields of cultural relics research, which condensed Shen Congwen's efforts throughout the second half of his life. "Shen Congwen Lectures on Cultural Relics" selects 30 articles on cultural relics by Shen Congwen. It introduces the appreciation knowledge, processing techniques, historical allusions, and research methods of jade, ceramics, lacquerware, colored glaze and other cultural relics by category. It allows you to read through 6,000 years of cultural relics in different categories, and then master the art of viewing cultural relics! "Shen Congwen Lectures on Cultural Relics" contains nearly 200 full-color pictures of cultural relics. Not only does it include Shen Congwen's speech "I am a very superstitious person about cultural relics", and Mr. Shen talks about how he studies cultural relics; it also includes an introduction by Professor Zhang Xinxin, the author of "The Second Half of Shen Congwen's Life" to help readers better understand the secrets behind cultural relics. Open this book and understand the secrets behind jade, ceramics, lacquerware, colored glaze and other cultural relics!

This book "China's Lost Cultural Relics and Mysterious Traces 1" is the first volume in the series "China's Lost Cultural Relics and Mysterious Traces". It explains the ins and outs of my country's lost cultural relics through special topics. "China's Lost Cultural Relics 1" is divided into four themes, namely "The Catastrophe of the Old Summer Palace", "Twilight in the Forbidden City", "On the Long Ancient Road" and "From Yungang to Longmen". This book is highly informative, with pictures and texts, sorting out the past and present of China's lost cultural relics, and tracking the loss. Because the author is an eyewitness to some events, it is very interesting to talk about, allowing readers to have an immersive experience, making it highly readable. The book details the creation, circulation, and collection of precious cultural relics, and tracks their loss. It involves a lot of cultural and historical knowledge, which can be beneficial to readers. This book's exploration and pursuit of China's lost cultural relics is the preservation of the Chinese nation's own culture and the maintenance of its national roots. The whole book is full of strong patriotic sentiments.

The manuscript combines historical documents with ancient Buddhist grotto remains and archaeological data in the Guyuan area. Based on a comprehensive review of the ancient grottoes and Buddhist statues in Guyuan, it integrates the basic historical facts of Sino-Western cultural exchanges in Guyuan and focuses on exploring the general appearance, characteristics and Buddhist art of the ancient grottoes in Guyuan.

The frogman pattern is a characteristic decoration of painted pottery from the Banshan Machang period. The academic community has paid close attention to its name and connotation for a long time, and has formed different academic opinions. Based on the combing of the currently published images of frog-human patterns on the Mid-Levels Machang painted pottery and related research results, this book focuses on the relevant characteristics of prehistoric art embodied in them. Based on the collected data, it analyzes the composition, combination, cultural connotation, and artistic origin of the images of frog-human patterns on the Mid-Levels Machang painted pottery, and explores its artistic characteristics.

This book is an informative and exploratory reading about ancient Chinese (Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasty) decorations. It mainly involves bronze decorations, pottery decorations, jade decorations, lacquer decorations, Han Dynasty portraits, etc. It also touches on a few special vessel types, relics, and the origin and relationship between ancient decorations and ancient decorations. Strive to introduce and interpret ancient patterns more systematically and focus on the methodology and coherence with ancient patterns. This book preliminarily reveals that ancient astronomy, calendar, basic knowledge of Yi studies and related ideas and concepts, and religious beliefs are not only the themes and main contents expressed by ancient ornaments (decoration design serves and is subject to these themes and main contents), but also the main source and composition of the spiritual culture of ancient society. The origin and connotation of the most representative images or cultural phenomena in ancient times such as dragons, Tai Chi diagrams, Bagua; Bingfeng, Taotie patterns, and cloud patterns were discussed. This book is mainly intended for readers with a college education or above. It can be used as a textbook or teaching reference for related majors in colleges and universities, general education, and traditional cultural education. It can also be used as a reference for professional researchers and enthusiasts.

Guanzhong Plain, northern foothills of Lishan Mountain. It took 700,000 people and 38 years to build the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin. This is a mausoleum: a huge seal, a nine-story high platform, with astronomy on top and geography on the bottom. This is an empire: walls, roads, mercury rivers, rare treasures, and an army of terracotta warriors and horses ready to fight. This is also an archaeological site: aerial remote sensing and scientific and technological geophysical exploration are used in it, and generations of archaeologists have continued to work hard to splice armored Qin warriors and restore the appearance of the original emperor. An underground Qin Dynasty that shocked the world is sealed here, and there are more unsolved mysteries yet to be discovered.

This book uses new archaeological discoveries and the latest academic research results, and refers to historical documents to discuss the detailed characteristics and specific processes of early civilization and social development in the Haidai region (or Dongfang region, Qilu region, and Dongyi cultural region) with Shandong Province as the core from an archaeological perspective. The main content of this book has the following five aspects. First, as one of the diverse origins of Chinese civilization, the prehistoric civilization development characteristics of the Haidai region are outstanding and the social development model is also unique. Second, the Haidai region played a unique role in the formation and development of early Chinese civilization. Third, the characteristics of the prehistoric social and cultural development of the Haidai region are analyzed from specific aspects such as the production of ancient writing, social stratification, gender division of labor, the production and control of jade articles for nobles, salt production and regional social development. The fourth is the development of the Xia and Shang civilization by the Dongyi ethnic groups. The fifth is the development process of Yin and Shang culture in the Haidai area. It is emphasized that in the late Shang Dynasty, the Yin and Shang culture and power retreated on a large scale in the west, north and south, but the most stable development was in the east, where settlements The population increased sharply, and the cultural outlook was most closely related to the Yin Shang culture, but had no contact with the Dongyi culture, forming a binary opposition. The feudal states with the surnames Ji, Jiang, Zhou, and Si in the eastern region of the Zhou Dynasty were all located in the distribution area of the late Shang culture. These became the foundation of early Qilu culture.

This book uses Asia, Africa, Europe, and America as dividing points to give vivid and vivid explanations of major archaeological discoveries in the world, striving to re-create historical civilizations and reinterpret ancient legends. How did the palace of Knossos, which hid a man-eating monster, be destroyed by earthquakes and monstrous floods overnight? Does the Maya civilization deep in the rainforest reveal its astonishing astronomical calendar and its unknown connection with alien planets? Why is Pharaoh Tutankhamen who died mysteriously, buried with wreaths, and cursed for thousands of years, so sad and terrifying? These miracles of civilization are the last songs in the long history. Even after long and cruel years, even if they are forgotten for thousands of years, when they are discovered again, they are still so bright and amazing. And as long as archaeological excavations are used as a basis, these once confusing pasts will no longer be mysterious. Through science, we can re-read the thoughts of our ancestors, gain insights into developed ancient civilizations, and gain spiritual pleasure and wealth of knowledge!

"The Voice of Antiquities: Daily Life and Culture of the Ancients" uses ancient relics discovered by Chinese archaeologists as specimens to restore the daily customs, daily furniture and related daily etiquette of ancient Chinese social life. As an archaeologist who has worked hard for more than fifty days, the author combines historical documents, peels off the cocoons, interprets them carefully, and uses vivid and rigorous writing to help us enter the museum, listen to the singing of archaeological specimens, and understand the inherent historical and cultural accumulation and charm of the ancient objects.