Introduction: The History & Practice of Chinese Archaeology, Anke HEIN (University of Oxford) and Julia LOVELL (Birkbeck, University of London) I. The Beginnings of Chinese Archaeology Chapter 1: Before Archaeology: Antiquarianism, Collecting, and "Evidential Scholarship" in Late Imperial China, Phillip GRIMBERG (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) Chapter 2: Frederick McCormick and The China Monuments Society, ZHA Xiaoying (Sichuan University) and Anke HEIN (University of Oxford) Chapter 3: The Influences of Geology and Palaeontology on the Formation of Chinese Professional Archaeological Practices: the Case of the Yangshao Culture Explorations in the early 1920s, Marie Louise Stig SØRENSEN (University of Cambridge) Chapter 4: An Empire and an Archaeologist on the Edge: Liao Culture, Torii Ryuzo (1870-1953), and Japanese Imperialism in Manchuria, Lance PURSEY (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) II. Major Discoveries and their Influence on the Discipline Chapter 5: Tradition, Transition, and Transformation: Rethinking Yinxu Studies at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, LEE Hsiu-ping and UCHIDA Junko (Academia Sinica) Chapter 6: The Beiping Academy and its Search for Ancient Capitals in the Political Context of the Nanjing Decade (1927-1937), Maria KHAYUTINA (University of Munich) Chapter 7: In Search of the First Dynasty: Xu Xusheng and the Beginnings of Xia Archaeology, LI Min (University of California, Los Angeles) Chapter 8: Now and Then: Fuhao''s Tomb and its Discovery at Yinxu, Qin CAO (Durham University) Chapter 9: The Mausoleum Complex of Emperor Qin Shihuang: A Major Discovery and Its Impacts, LI Xiuzhen (Oxford) and Anke HEIN (Oxford) Chapter 10: The Sanxingdui Site: History of Its Fieldwork and Interpretation in the Context of Archaeological Practice in China, Anke HEIN (Oxford), Jay XU (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco), Jianjun MEI (University of Cambridge), and Julia LOVELL (Birkbeck, University of London) Chapter 11: Studying Unearthed Manuscript Texts in Modern China, GUO Jue (Bowdoin College) Chapter 12: Shimao and Its Impact on Debates about the ''Origin of Chinese Civilization,'' Ying Tung FUNG (University of Hong Kong) III. Institutional Organization and Training Chapter 13: Bringing the Field to the Ivory Tower: Xu Xusheng, Huang Wenbi and the Early Institutionalization of Chinese Archaeology, Yajun MO (Boston College) Chapter 14: The Establishment and Working Practices of Chinese Archaeological Institutions (from the 1920s to the Present), Zhouyong SUN (Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology) and Anke HEIN (University of Oxford) Chapter 15: Teaching ''Chinese'' Archaeology in Taiwan (1947 to 2022): Changing Agendas, Perspectives, and Identities, Yu-chun KAN (UCL) Chapter 16: Visualizing the Development of Archaeological Education in Mainland China-A Statistical Review of Theses and Dissertations from 1980-2019, SUN Yufeng (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), YI Hailin (Durham University), and SHI Tao (Sichuan University) IV. Theories and Methods in Chinese Archaeology Chapter 17: Marxist Influence on Archaeology in China, 1949-1976, ZHOU Danlei (University of Oxford) and Guo Peng CHEN (University of Oxford) Chapter 18: The Concept of Archaeological Cultures in Chinese Archaeology, Richard EHRICH (Xibei University, Xi''an) Chapter 19: Why Is Linear Evolutionary Theory Popular in Archaeology in China?, Guo Peng CHEN (University of Oxford) Chapter 20: Gender Archaeology in China: Recent Developments, Min LIN (University of Cambridge) Chapter 21: A Brief History of Chinese Field Archaeology, Hai ZHANG (Peking University) Chapter 22: The Emergence of the Conventional Archaeological Site Report Format in the People''s Republic of China, ZHU Tianrui (New York University) V. The Sciences in Chinese Archaeology Chapter 23: The Impact of Science on Chinese Archaeology, Kuei-chen LIN (Academia Sinica) and Pochan CHEN (formerly National University of Taiwan) Chapter 24: The Development of Archaeometallurgical Research in Mainland China over the Past Fifty Years, Jianjun MEI (Needham Research Institute) and Kunlong CHEN (University of Science and Technology, Beijing) Chapter 25: The History of Archaeobotanical Practice in China, Rita DAL MARTELLO (Universita Ca''Foscari Venezia), TANG Liya (Xibei University), Marvin DEMICOLI (Museum of London Archaeology), and Jade D''ALPOIM GUEDES (University of Washington) Chapter 26: Why do Zooarchaeologists Study Domestic Taxa? An Exploration of Historical Trends in Chinese Zooarchaeology, Jada KO (Brown University) and Katherine BRUNSON (Wesleyan University) Chapter 27: Geoarchaeology, Geomythology, and Origins of Chinese Civilization, Michael STOROZUM (Newcastle University) Chapter 28: Publication Trends in Research on Human Environment Interactions in Early China, Anke HEIN (University of Oxford), Andrew WOMACK (Furman University), Siran LIU (University of Science and Technology Beijing), and Yitzchak JAFFE (University of Haifa) Chapter 29: Salt Archaeology in China: Review and Perspectives, LI Shuicheng (Sichuan University, Peking University) VI. Regional Archaeologies Across Asia Chapter 30: Maritime Archaeology in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, Chi Yan (Jay) MOK (University of Oxford), Kam Wing FUNG (University of Hong Kong), Cheng-Hwa TSANG (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan), Kong Fai CHEONG (American University), and Xiaoxu GAO (Shanghai University) Chapter 31: Taiwan Archaeology: In and Out of Chinese Archaeology, Frank MUYARD (Ecole française d''Extrême-Orient) Chapter 32: Bronze Drum Studies in China and Vietnam since the 1950s, HAN Xiaorong (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Chapter 33: A Brief History of Archaeological Research on the Tibetan Plateau, Mark ALDENDERFER (University of California, Merced) Chapter 34: Resurrecting the Sogdians: A Discourse Analysis focused on the Tomb of Yu Hong, Kiraz PERINCEK KARAVIT (Bogaziçi University, Researcher), Aybike Seyma TEZEL (Bogaziçi University), and Erdal KÜÇÜKYALÇIN (Bogaziçi University) Chapter 35: Facets of the "Silkroadification" of Archaeological Discoveries from the Han-era Hexi Corridor, Kathrin LEESE-MESSING (University of Freiburg) VII. Chinese Archaeology Goes Global Chapter 36: Encountering Egypt: Chinese Studies of Ancient Egypt during the Late Qing Period (1840-1912) and their Echoes in Chinese Archaeology Abroad Today, Tian TIAN (Cambridge) Chapter 37: Cross-Border Archaeology: A New Opportunity for Fostering Positive Changes in Chinese Archaeology, Yuqi LI (Nankai University) Chapter 38: Chinese Archaeology within the International Academic Community: a View from Citation Networks in Archaeological Core Journals, Xuan WEI (Wuhan University), Wentai LOU (Wuhan University), Ting LI (Wuhan University), Ruxi YANG (Wuhan University), Xinlai LI (Hubei University), Tengfei WANG (Wuhan University), Feng WANG (Wuhan University), and Anke HEIN (University of Oxford), and Yinghua LI (Wuhan University) VIII.

Museums and Archaeological Tourism Chapter 39: Zeng Zhaoyu, Nanjing Museum, and the Politics of Museums in Early Mao-Era China, LUO Lanzhou (Fudan University) and Julia LOVELL (Birkbeck, University of London) Chapter 40: Peking Man''s Place in Public Representations of Palaeolithic Archaeology, Lena WESEMANN (FU Berlin) Chapter 41: From Soil to Glass Case: Archaeological Heritage in Public Museums in Contemporary China, Sofia BOLLO (University of Zurich) Chapter 42: A History of Chinese Archaeological Museums in Three Case-Studies, Guohua YANG (University of Cambridge) Chapter 43: The Evolving Landscape of Archaeological Tourism in China: History, Cultural Policy, and Complexities, Qian GAO (Durham University) IX. Public Archaeology and the Media Chapter 44: Public Archaeology in China between the Late Qing and Republican Periods, YUAN Fang (Nanjing University) and Julia LOVELL (Birkbeck, University of London) Chapter 45: Converging Narratives on the Yangshao Culture: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Social Media Perspectives, Rouran ZHANG (University of Cambridge; Shenzhen University), Ying LYU (Shenzhen University), and Weili ZHAN (Shenzhen University) Chapter 46: Sharing Authority and Participation: Archaeology and Heritage Discourses on Social Media in the People''s Republic of China, Mitchell MA (University of Toronto) and Casey LUN (University of Toronto) Chapter 47: Representing Archaeology: On the Interplay of Nationalism, Colonialism, and Censorship in ''Tomb Robbing'' Films and Series, Rebecca O''SULLIVAN (University of Liverpool).