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