New Thoughts on Current Archaeological Research in Neolithic and Bronze Age China

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "New Thoughts on Current Archaeological Research in Neolithic and Bronze Age China" at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This session brings together scholars actively engaged in research on the archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age China and cultural heritage management. The participants, who have primarily conducted their fieldwork and analyses in the upper and middle Yellow River valley, are re-evaluating the assumptions and frameworks used to interpret their collected data. In this session, the participants will present findings from surveys, excavations, settlement pattern studies, ceramic analyses, zooarchaeology, and other related fields. The ongoing archaeological fieldwork and multidisciplinary research have generated significant new insights and deepened our understanding of the various economic, social, and political developments in early China.