The Institute of Archaeology (IA; Chinese:
中国社会科学院考古研究所) 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 1996In 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 (尹达)
Xia Nai
Wang Zhongshu (1982–88)
Xu Pingfang (徐苹芳, 1988–92)
Ren Shinan (任式楠, 1992–98)
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 (郭宝钧)
Huang Wenbi
Su Bingqi
