Archaeology and the Chinese Public: From The Case of "Cao Cao Mausoleum"

Archaeology and the Chinese Public
—from the case of “Cao Cao Mausoleum”
考古与公众：从“曹操墓”谈起

Tao Wang
Associate Professor of Archaeology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

王涛
中国科学院

Saturday, Feb 19, 2010
2:30-4:00pm
Graduate Community Center (GCC), Nairobi Room
750 Escondido Road (http://campus-map.stanford.edu/index.cfm?ID=03-400)

Working language: Chinese
讲座语言：中文

Outline of the talk:
近些年来，中国的重大考古发现层出不穷。随着人们的文化遗产保护意识的增强，一些考古发现引起了社会各界的关注，成为了新闻热点。例如去年去年河南安阳曹操墓的发掘就引发了轰动，甚至聚讼纷争，莫衷一是。本次报告，中国科学院科技考古系的王涛教授将向同学们介绍考古学的基本原理，探索考古发现的一般经过，考古学研究的工作过程，以及科技考古的最新发展。同时，他将以曹操墓的发掘工作为例，从考古学专业角度来分析围绕着曹操墓的争议与谜团。
In recent years, China has manifested series of monumental archaeological discoveries. When the Chinese public is becoming more and more interested in cultural heritage conservation, a number of archaeological projects attracted enormous public attention. One such example is the excavation of the “Cao Cao Mausoleum" in Anyang, Henan Province, which aroused excitement as well as huge controversies. In this talk, Prof. Wang from Department of Archaeological Science at the Chinese Academy of Sciences will introduce the basic principles and work process of archaeology, and the recent development of archaeological science. He will also analyze the controversies and myths around the “Cao Cao Mausoleum” from the perspective of a professional archaeologist.

About the Speaker:

王涛，中国科学院研究生院科技考古系副教授，硕士生导师。在西北大学文博学院考古学专业获得学士、硕士学位；2001－2005年就读于北京大学考古文博学院，2005年获博士学位。从事考古学教学与科研工作，主要研究方向为新石器时代考古与陶器分析，已在国内外期刊发表相关专业文章20余篇。现为斯坦福大学考古中心访问学者。

Tao Wang is Associate Professor at the Department of Scientific Archaeology, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his B.A. and M.A. in archaeology from Northwestern University, China. He received his Ph.D. in archaeology from Beijing University. His research focuses on the pre-historical archaeology of China. He specializes in pottery analysis. Currently, he is visiting scholar at the Stanford Archaeology Center.