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archaeology

Episode 15: Beijing Ghost Stories and Chinese Supernatural Beliefs

In this seasonal special we cover a range of afterlife and ghoulish topics, from joss paper burnings going virtual with the growing awareness of environmental impacts, to Chinese Ouija boards and supernatural beliefs, and of...
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Episode 14: Sanxingdui and Archaeology in Sichuan

For our fourteenth episode, we head to the Sanxingdui archaeological site in Sichuan province with Harvard’s anthropology department professor of archaeology, Rowan Flad.
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yangshao culture
April 8, 2021

The Fundamentals of Archaelogy with Dr. Ye Wa 叶娃 [in Mandarin] (Event #6)

China holds the largest amount of discovered prehistorical artifacts in the world. But how did the study of archeology in China evolve? Dr. Ye Wa, Professor of Archaeology at UCLA, chatted with us about the...
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Tibetan plateau
April 8, 2021

Ceramics in Tibet and Pakistan with Archaeologist Tang Huisheng 汤慧生 [in Mandarin] (Event #9)

The study of pottery is important to archaeology in China, perhaps more so than in any other country. Join us for a chat with Professor Tang Huisheng of the Department of Archaeology at Hebei Normal...
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mogao caves yuezhi people
March 31, 2021

In Search of the Yuezhi People with Archaeologist Wang Jianxin 王建新 [in Mandarin] (Event #10)

The Yuezhi people of Gansu were once nomadic pastoralists who lived in the western grasslands of modern-day Gansu. Join us as we chat with Professor Wang Jianxin of China's Northwest University to understand this 2,000-year-old...
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Dr. Ye Wa pots
March 30, 2021

Uncovering a 5,000-Year-Old Settlement in Yangguanzhai with Archaeologist Dr. Ye Wa 叶娃 [in Mandarin] (Event #7)

Join us for a special chat with Dr. Ye Wa, Professor of Archaeology at UCLA, to discover one of China’s earliest settlements. Dr. Ye Wa takes us to examine discoveries made at Yuangguanzhai, listed as...
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guge dinasty dig
March 17, 2021

The Vanished Kingdom of Guge with Archaeologist Zhang Jianlin 张建林 [in Mandarin] (Event #26)

Mei Zhang talks to renowned archaeologist Zhang Jianlin, author of The Land of Secrets - In Search of the Vanished Guge Civilization and distinguished Professor at Northwest University in Xi'an.
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cave temple art
March 17, 2021

Grottoes and Cave Temples with Archaeologist Professor Zhao Chao 赵超 [in Mandarin] (Event #32)

Chinese grottoes and ancient cave temples are major landmarks in China. We invited Professor Zhao Chao, former researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, to learn more about them.
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The Top Archaeological Sites in China to Visit

With more than 5,000 years of history, China is home to ancient archaeological sites preserved through the sands of time.
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