International Conference on Ancient Civilization hosted by Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Science, will hold in Beijing October 18-19^th  2007. Archaeologists from China, American, France, Italy, Turkey ect. will attend and give excellent speechs.

 

 

 

October 18, 2007

9:00－9:30  Opening Ceremony

Hosted by the Director of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Speeches Delivered by the Heads from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and National Administrative Bureau of Cultural Relics

9:30－10:00  New Developments of the Study on the Origin of the Ancient Chinese Civilizations

Wang Wei, Research Fellow, Director of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

10:00－11:00  Social Stratigraphy at Catalhoyuk, Turkey

Ian Hodder, Professor, Director of Archaeology Center, Stanford University

11:00－11:30  Niuheliang Site and the Social Complexity in the Later Phase of Hongshan Culture

Liu Guoxiang, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

11:30－12:30  New Developments in the Study of Early Mesopotamian Civilization

Henry Wright, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Michigan University

12:30－13:30  Lunch

13:30－14:00  The Lingjiatan Settlement: Dawn of the Ancient Chinese Civilization

Zhang Jingguo, Research Fellow, Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

14:00－15:00 The Interplay of Ideology, Exchange, and Communication in the Origins of Classic Maya Civilization

William L. Fash, Professor，Director of Peabody Museum, Harvard University

 

15:00－15:20  Tea Break

 

15:20－15:50  Liangzhu Culture and the Early Chinese Civilization

Liu Bin, Research Fellow, Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

15:50－16:50  The Origin of the Neolithic in Europe

Jean-Paul Demoule, Professor, Président de l'Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives

16:50－17:20 Taosi Site and the Early Chinese Civilization

He Nu, Research Fellow, Institute of Archaeology，Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

18:00  Dinner

 

October 19, 2007

9:00－9:40  On the Origins of Writings in the West and East Civilizations

Antonio Ammassari, Professor, University of Malta, Italy

9:40－10:10  Erlitou Site: A Major Focus for the Study of State Formation in Early China

Xu Hong, Research Fellow, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

10:10－10:50  Water and Water Lilies: Symbols of Ancient Maya Civilization 

Barbara W. Fash, Director, Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Peabody Museum, Harvard University

10:50－12:00  Discussion

12:00－13:30  Lunch

 

 

13:30－14:45  New Results from Catalhoyuk: 9000 Years Old Town in Central Turkey

Ian Hodder, Professor, Director of Archaeology Center, Stanford University

 

14:45－15:00  Tea Break

15:00－16:15  Dynastic Origins, Divine Kingship, and Ecological Disaster among the Classic Maya: Multi-disciplinary Research at the Ruins of Copan, Honduras

William L. Fash, Professor， Director of Peabody Museum, Harvard University