InvitationforAnInternationalConferenceontheDevelopmentofComplexSocietiesinEasternChina
TheArchaeologyResearchCenterofShandongUniversity
27ShandaNanlu,Jinan,ShandongProvince250100
Email:arc@sdu.edu.cn
DearColleague,
TheHaidaiareaofeasternChinaisanimportantregionforinvestigatingtheoriginsofcivilizationinChina,andforarchaeologyinEasternAsiaasawhole.Thechronologicalframeworkformostareashasalreadybeenestablishedthroughthehardworkofseveralgenerationsofarchaeologists.Duringthepastdecade,alongwithcollectingimportantnewmaterial,themaintopichaschangedfromchronologytothestudyofancientsocieties,andmanydifferentopinionshaveappeared.Therefore,deeperresearchfocusingonthedevelopmentofeconomicorganization,socialorganization,socialstructure,andstateformation,fromtheperspectiveoftheoryandpractice,havebecomemorenecessary.
Therefore,theArchaeologyResearchCenterofShandongUniversity,AncientCivilizationResearchCenterofCASS,andtheShandongProvincialArchaeologyInstitutewillholdanInternationalConferenceonTheDevelopmentofComplexSocietiesinEasternChinafromSeptember20to24,2003inJinan.
SinceyouarewellknownforyourcontributionstothefieldofEasternAsianarchaeologyandtotheoriginsofancientcivilizations,wearegladtoinviteyoutoattendtheconference.
TheMainTopicsoftheConferenceAre:
1,TheDevelopmentofComplexSocietiesintheHaidaiandOtherAreas.
2,SettlementArchaeologyStudiesintheHaidaiandOtherAreas.
3,StudiesofAncientEnvironmentandClimateintheHaidaiandOtherAreas.
4,StudiesofEconomicOrganizationintheHaidaiandOtherAreas.
5,InteractionBetweentheHaidaiAreaandOtherAreas.
6,TheoreticalStudiesontheOriginsofAncientCivilization.
7,ComparativeResearchonChinesecivilizationandOtherCivilizations.
Bestwishes,
ArchaeologyResearchCenterofShandongUniversity
AncientCivilizationResearchCenterofCASS
ShandongProvincialArchaeologyInstitute
December20,2002