The social aims of Chinese archaeology
From its early stages, on 16 March 1967, the Department of State Affairs and the Central Army decreed the protection of cultural objects and books, and during the summer, 1971, a large exhibition in Peking featured an immense range of archaeological materials, all uncovered in the past few years (Ku...
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| Published in: | Antiquity Vol. 51; no. 201; pp. 8 - 10 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
01-03-1977
Portland Press J. Bellows |
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| Summary: | From its early stages, on 16 March 1967, the Department of State Affairs and the Central Army decreed the protection of cultural objects and books, and during the summer, 1971, a large exhibition in Peking featured an immense range of archaeological materials, all uncovered in the past few years (Kung, 1972). Archaeology may be studied as one of the best-documented humanities in contemporary China. |
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| Bibliography: | PII:S0003598X00100523 ark:/67375/6GQ-8LPDV38Q-C ‘Carry out the great policy of “making the past serve the present” resolutely; endeavour to manage archaeological publication well.’* After a six-year lapse, archaeological publications from China resumed in the spring of 1972. In addition to the monthly journals, K’ao Ku and Wen Wu, a number of monographs and short publications both in Chinese and in English have appeared. All bear abundant testimony that, contrary to initial apprehensions, cultural properties were not destroyed or discarded during the Cultural Revolution. Professor Pearson, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, The University of British Columbia, wrote this article for us in I973 and we are grateful to him for his patience. istex:9EA3F1AB6CEE4D63A07FBC70A46346B2884CE35D ArticleID:10052 |
| ISSN: | 0003-598X 1745-1744 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0003598X00100523 |