Professor Rowan Flad
From：Chinese Archaeology NetWriter：Date：2015-05-11
Professor Rowan Flad is an associate professor of anthropological archaeology working in China. He holds an A.B. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
His research is currently focused on the emergence and development of complex society during the late Neolithic period and the Bronze Age in China. This research incorporates interests in diachronic change in production processes, the intersection between ritual activity and production, the role of animals in early Chinese society - particularly their use in sacrifice and divination, and the processes involved in social change in general. Recently he has conducted excavations at a salt production site in the eastern Sichuan Basin and has started a new field project in the Chengdu region focusing on prehistoric settlement patterns and social evolution in that region. Current research and writing projects focus on several aspects of social complexity including: specialized production and technology, the anthropology of value, mortuary analysis, archaeological landscapes, interregional interaction, cultural transmission, and animal and plant domestication.
His research is currently focused on the emergence and development of complex society during the late Neolithic period and the Bronze Age in China. This research incorporates interests in diachronic change in production processes, the intersection between ritual activity and production, the role of animals in early Chinese society - particularly their use in sacrifice and divination, and the processes involved in social change in general. Recently he has conducted excavations at a salt production site in the eastern Sichuan Basin and has started a new field project in the Chengdu region focusing on prehistoric settlement patterns and social evolution in that region. Current research and writing projects focus on several aspects of social complexity including: specialized production and technology, the anthropology of value, mortuary analysis, archaeological landscapes, interregional interaction, cultural transmission, and animal and plant domestication.
Grants and awards:
Harvard University Asia Center Seminar Grant (2008-2011)
Luce Foundation Initiative on East Asian Archaeology and Early History - Collaborative Research Grant; Co-PI with Gwen Bennett, Li Shuicheng (2008-2011)
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research - ICRG Grant; Co-PI with Li Shuicheng, Gwen Bennett, Pochan Chen (2008-2009)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Research Grant (2008-2009)
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Workshop Grant (2008)
Harvard University Clark Fund Grant (2008)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Grant (2007-2008)
ACLS Fellowship sponsored by the Luce Foundation (2006-2007)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Research Grant (2006-2007)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences fifth annual third class award of excellence for: “Pig domestication in ancient China” with Yuan Jing (2006)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Research Grant (2005-2006)
American Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grant (2005-2006)
Harvard University Clark/Cooke Fund (2005-2006)
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship (2002-2003)
Fulbright (IIE) Scholarship (2000-2001)
University of California Chancellor’s Fellowship (4 yrs; 1996-2003)
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Stipend (2000)
UCLA International Studies Opportunity Program Fieldwork Grant (2000)
UCLA International Studies Opportunity Program Conference Grant (2000)
UCLA Archaeology Program Travel Grant (2000)
UCLA International Studies Opportunity Program (1999)
NRF - Title VI: Foreign Language and Area Studies (1999-00)
UCLA Friends of Archaeology Research Grant (1999 )
Ahmanson Fellowship (1998-99)
NRF - Title VI: Foreign Language and Area Studies (1998-99)
Princeton University in Beijing Summer Language Scholarship (1997)
NRF - Title VI: Foreign Language and Area Studies (1997-98)
NRF - Title VI: Summer FLAS Fellowship (1997)
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Summer Language Fellowships (1997, 1998)
Luce Foundation Initiative on East Asian Archaeology and Early History - Collaborative Research Grant; Co-PI with Gwen Bennett, Li Shuicheng (2008-2011)
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research - ICRG Grant; Co-PI with Li Shuicheng, Gwen Bennett, Pochan Chen (2008-2009)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Research Grant (2008-2009)
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Workshop Grant (2008)
Harvard University Clark Fund Grant (2008)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Grant (2007-2008)
ACLS Fellowship sponsored by the Luce Foundation (2006-2007)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Research Grant (2006-2007)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences fifth annual third class award of excellence for: “Pig domestication in ancient China” with Yuan Jing (2006)
Harvard University Asia Center Faculty Research Grant (2005-2006)
American Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grant (2005-2006)
Harvard University Clark/Cooke Fund (2005-2006)
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship (2002-2003)
Fulbright (IIE) Scholarship (2000-2001)
University of California Chancellor’s Fellowship (4 yrs; 1996-2003)
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Stipend (2000)
UCLA International Studies Opportunity Program Fieldwork Grant (2000)
UCLA International Studies Opportunity Program Conference Grant (2000)
UCLA Archaeology Program Travel Grant (2000)
UCLA International Studies Opportunity Program (1999)
NRF - Title VI: Foreign Language and Area Studies (1999-00)
UCLA Friends of Archaeology Research Grant (1999 )
Ahmanson Fellowship (1998-99)
NRF - Title VI: Foreign Language and Area Studies (1998-99)
Princeton University in Beijing Summer Language Scholarship (1997)
NRF - Title VI: Foreign Language and Area Studies (1997-98)
NRF - Title VI: Summer FLAS Fellowship (1997)
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Summer Language Fellowships (1997, 1998)