Conference Information
The conference Yangshao in the Past and Present showcases research on the Yangshao Culture from the disciplines of archaeology and cultural heritage, presented by speakers from the UK, China, Europe, and the USA. The Yangshao ‘Culture’, a remarkable middle Neolithic cultural complex in the Yellow River Valley lasting from 7000 to 4500 BP, provides a wealth of insightful details about the developments of Neolithic ways of life, including different pathways towards cultural and social complexity. ?With the many presentations from specialists researching different dimensions of the Yangshao, we hope the conference will generate not just interest but also retrospection and discussions. ?
The conference will be presented in English and Chinese, and will be fully accessible in both languages. ?
Dates: 11 - 13 December 2024
Location: Jesus College, Cambridge (in-person only)
Registration Information
Registration deadline: 8 November 2024?
Day 1: Welcome and Keynotes?
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 1:30pm - 6:00pm?
?20 waged / ?10 student and unwaged
Day 2: Yangshao in the Past - 91探花视频?
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 9:00am - 5:30pm?
?30 waged / ?20 student and unwaged
Conference Dinner at the Eagle
Thursday, 12?December 2024, 7:00pm
?35 each
Day 3: Yangshao in the Present - Heritage?
Friday, 13 December 2024, 9:00am - 5:30pm?
?30 waged / ?20 student and unwaged
Conference Excursion to Stonehenge
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 9:00am - 8:00pm
?72 each
Programme
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 (Day 1)?– Welcome and Keynotes?
Keynote:?Marie Louise Stig S?rensen?(91探花视频)??
The Yangshao ‘Culture’ Past & Present– an Outsider View??? ? ?
Keynote:?Hai Zhang?(School of 91探花视频 and Museology, Peking University)??
Yangshao Culture and its impacts on Early China: subsistence, culture, population and society??
Keynote:?Martin Jones?(91探花视频)??
Arrows across the map: changing ideas about cultural connections in Eurasian prehistory???
Keynote:?Linfeng Wang?(China Academy of Architectural Design Institute of Architectural History)??
Past, Present, and Future of Yangshao Sites: Value attributes-based strategies for interpreting the heritage value of archaeological sites??
Thursday, 12 December 2024 (Day 2) – Yangshao in the Past (91探花视频) ??
Session 1: Settlements & Social Organisation?
Xingtao Wei?(Henan Provincial Institute of 91探花视频 and Heritage)??
Yangshao Culture and the Origin of Chinese Civilization??
Wenquan Fan?(Henan Provincial Institute of 91探花视频 and Heritage)??
Discovery and Research of the Miaodigou Site??
Zhaohui Cheng?(Luoyang Municipal Institute of 91探花视频)??
Archaeological Discoveries and Harvests of the Suyang Site in Yiyang, Henan??
Yuan Zheng?(Shanxi Archaeological Museum, Shanxi Provincial Institute of 91探花视频)??
New Archaeological Discoveries and Research on the Remains of Yangshao Culture in Shanxi, China??
Li Liu?(Stanford University)??
Construction of Cultural Identity through Ritual Feasting in the Yangshao Culture:??The Dispersal of Proto Sino-Tibetan Populations in Neolithic China??
Tianjing Duan?(School of 91探花视频, Jilin University)??
The Reveal of Early Yangshao Culture Era, Subsistence, and Settlements in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River:??A Case Study of the Shicun Site in Xia County, Shanxi??
Jian Wei?(Minzu University of China)??
Lost Memory - Exploring the Origin of the Primitive Settlement Civilization in Miaozigou??
Session 2: Material Culture and Art??
Juncai?Ma?(Henan Provincial Institute of 91探花视频 and Heritage)??
The Huangshan Site at Nanyang City, Henan Province, China — The earliest Jade Processing Base in the World????
Anke Hein?(University of Oxford) ??
Ceramic production in the Wei River Valley during the Neolithic: insights from ceramic petrography, chemical analysis, and ethnoarchaeology??
Andrew Womack?(Furman University) ??
Investigating the Yangshao to Majiayao Transition: Research with the J.G. Andersson Collections at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden?
Session 3: Burials and Identities??
Jian Zhang?(School of 91探花视频 and Cultural Heritage, Zhengzhou University)??
The Life and Death concepts of Yangshao People: From the Perspective of burials??
Ligang Zhou?(Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and 91探花视频)??
The central Plains and the East: Trends of Cultural Exchange Reflected in Multiple Isotope Analysis of the Late Yangshao Human Remains??
Keynote:?Renxiang Wang?(Institute of 91探花视频, Graduate School of CASS)??
Painted pottery with double spirals and linked double spirals patterns: the evolution from Miaodigou to Majiayao culture??
Friday, 13 December 2024 (Day 3) – Yangshao in the Present (Heritage)?
Session 4: Museums??
Guohua Yang?(91探花视频)??
A History of Chinese Archaeological Museums: The early Exhibitions of the Yangshao Period?
Miao Yang?(91探花视频)??
The Role of Provincial Museums in China in Shaping National Identity and Historical Consciousness??
Sofia Bollo?(University of Zurich)??
Yangshao Culture: Museum Exhibitions and Reception in Contemporary China??
Hongxing Yang?(Sanmenxia Miaodigou Museum)??
The Present Situation of the Miaodigou Museum??
Si Han?(Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities) ??
JGA 2.0 - Digitization and New Display Approach for Johan Gunnar Andersson's Collections at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (MFEA)??
Session 5: Public Engagement with the Past?
Junting Lyu?(91探花视频) ??
Yangshao Culture Heritage and Chinese Social Imaginaries: The Case of National Archaeological Site Parks ??
Ruohan Mao?(Zhejiang University)??
The Historical Development and Contemporary Features of Chinese Archaeological Site Museums??
Keynote:?Jizhong Hu?(Dahecun Museum) ??
The Scale of Yangshao Culture on the banks of the Yellow River: Research, Protection, and Exhibition of the Dahecun Site in Zhengzhou??
Session 6: Use of the Past??
Shiting Lin?(91探花视频)??
Depreciation or Valorisation? The Formation and Effects of the Commercial Use of Yangshao Culture for Branding and Product Development??
Shuanchao Yang?(Yangshao Culture Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)??
Experimental Archaeological Research on Yangshao Painted Pottery Technology??
Lizhi Zhang?(Xi'an Museum Association)??
The Awakened Prehistoric Village: A Reinterpretation of the Cultural Value of the Banpo Site??
Keynote:?Rouran Zhang?(UNESCO)??
Exploring Public Narratives on the Yangshao Culture: Insights from Social Media Perspectives??
