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MEMBER NEWS (in alpha-order):

Mel AITKENS is spending a leave of absence collecting data at the Kashiwara Institute of Archaeology in Nara. He can be reached there by FAX 81-7442-4-6747.

Francis ALLARD has returned to America where he can now be contacted via the Department of Anthropology, Forbes Quad, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA.

BUNKER, Emma C. (Early historic Chinese archaeology)
1451 Cottonwood Ave.
Wheatland WY 82201 USA
Home 307-322-4768
Work 303-839-4818
FAX 307-322-3333
Emma is a Research Consultant with the Denver Art Museum. She is now writing the definitive catalogue of the so-called eastern Eurasian bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections.

CHEN, Chung-yu (Prehistoric Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History & Philology
Academia Sinica
128 Yen-chiu-yuan Road, Sect. 2
Nankang, Taipei 11529
Home 02-7823474
Work 02-7829555
Fax 7868834
Taiwan, ROC
CHEN Chung-yu is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute and is currently working on the report on the Ch'üping site excavation.

CHEN, Wei-Chun (Prehistoric Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica
Nankang, Taipei 115
Home 02-892-1059
Work 02-782-9555 ext. 2943
Republic of China Email: [...]
Wei-Chun is a Research Assistant at the Institute, working on a doctoral dissertation entitled "An archaeological settlement study of the Gaoping River Valley, Southwestern Taiwan."

CHEN, Yu-mei (East and Southeast Asian prehistoric archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica, Nankang
Taipei, Taiwan ROC
FAX 02-7868834
Yu-mei has just obtained her Doctorate from the University of Cambridge with a thesis entitled, "From thatched Roof to Concrete House: an ethnoarchaeological study of continuity and change in a Yami communitiy, Orchid Island, Taiwan.

CHU, Chengi (Pre- & Proto-historic Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica
Nankang, Taipei 115
Home 886-2-7211805
Work 886-2-7829555 ext. 2918
Republic of China

Gary CRAWFORD has new contact numbers since becoming Chairman of the Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto: 416-978-3295; FAX 416-978-3217; Email: [...]

FUKASAWA, Yuriko (East Asian archaeology and Ainu ethnology)
9 Fenners Lawn
Cambridge, CB1 2EH, UK
Home 0223-353157
Yuriko is a Ph.D. student at the University of Cambridge, working on a dissertation on the existence of iron-working among the Edo-period Ainu.

HARPER, Donald (Early historic China; religion and thought)
East Asian Studies Department
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ 85721 USA
Don is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona.

HOSOYA, Aoi (Prehistoric Japanese archaeology)
Fitzwilliam College
University of Cambridge
Cambridge CB3 0DG England
Aoi, or Leo as she likes to call herself after her zodiac sign, is an M.Phil student in the Department of Archaeology at Cambridge. She is interested in a comparative study of the agricultural transitions in Britain and Japan.

HUANG, Shin-Chiang (Prehistoric thru early historic Chinese archaeology)
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
FAX 886-2-3631658
Home 886-2-363675
Work 886-2-3630231 ext. 3295
Prof. Huang teaches archaeology at the National Taiwan University.

KIM Gwon Gu writes that he has been appointed Head Curator, Department of Folk Research in the new National Folk Museum, which was separated organizationally from the National Museum of Korea in November 1992 and will be housed in the Kyong-bok Palace. It is due to open in February 1993. His new FAX is 82-2-723-2272.

LEE In Sook writes to say she has become a Founding Member of the Blair Society, based at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. [see NOTEWORTHIES No. 17]

LI, Kuang-ti (Pre- & Proto-historic Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica Home 886-5-2270870
Nankang, Taipei 11529 Work 886-2-7829555 ext. 2611
Taiwan, R.O.C. FAX 886-2-786-8834
LI Kuang-ti is working on a doctoral dissertation for Arizona State University on "Change and Stability in the Dietary System of a Prehistoric Coastal Population in Southern Taiwan."

LI, Te-jen (Pre- & Proto-historic Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica Home 886-5-2270870
Nankang, Taipei 11529 Work 886-2-7829555 ext. 2611
Taiwan, R.O.C. FAX 886-2-786-8834

LIU, Yih-Ch'ang (Pre- & Proto-historic Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica Work 886-2-7829555
Nankang, Taipei 11529 FAX 886-2-7834606
Taiwan, R.O.C.
LIU Yih-Ch'ang is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute.

MARUBBIO, M. Lavonne (Chinese studies)
77 19th Ave. N.
Fargo ND 58102 USA Home 701-280-0436

MIZOGUCHI, Kōji (Pre- & Proto-historic Japanese archaeology)
Department of Archaeology
University of Cambridge Home 0223-332000 (leave message)
Downing St., Cambridge
CB2 3DZ England
Kōji is a Ph.D. student of European archaeology at Cambridge and is writing a dissertation on the formation of barrow cemeteries in the period of beaker use.

MORRIS, Martin N. (Protohistoric-Medieval architectural history in Japan)
300 High Street
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire Home 0954-50300
CB4 4TX England
Martin is working on his Doctorate at Tokyo University (Dept. Engineering, Architectural History Section). The theme of his thesis is the relationship between vernacular and non-vernacular domestic architecture in Japan up to the Meiji period, particularly as elucidated by the relationship between house and its service elements. He says he is "currently without a grant" and is therefore at home, living in Cottenham.

ORIOLI, Marcello (Pre- & proto-historic Chinese archaeology & ethnololgy)
IsMEO-Rome
via Fattiboni n. 11 Home 0039-547-21862
47023 Cesena (FO) Italy
Dr. Orioli is working on archaeological and anthropological problems of the East Tibetan region during the 1st millennium BC.

STEINHAUS, Werner (Prehistoric thru early historic Korean and Japanese archaeology and history)
Green Villa 101
Satsukigaoka 13-25
Nishinomiya-shi 602 Japan Home 0798-71-2196
Werner is currently a Mombusho Research Student at Osaka University doing field work for his Ph.D. dissertation in Germany. He also enjoys a DAAD research fellowship.

TSANG, Cheng-hwa (Prehistoric thru early historic Chinese archaeology)
Institute of History and Philology
Academia Sinica Home 886-2-834-1596
Nankang, Taipei 11529 Work 886-2-782-9555 ext. 2611
Taiwan, R.O.C. FAX 886-2-786-8834
Email: [...]

Kazuaki YOSHIMURA, who got married in Edinburgh last spring (Congratulations!), has settled down in Nara with his archaeological wife Junko. He also has moved from the Kashiwara Archaeological Institute to the Kashiwara Prefectural Museum; his new FAX number is 81-7442-4-1355.

ZHAO, Zhijun (Prehistoric Chinese archaeology)
Department of Anthropology Home 314-443-4221
University of Missouri Work 314-882-4647
Columbia MO 65211 USA FAX 314-882-9410 (c/o Dr. Pearsall)
Jimmy Zhao is a student of Dr. Deborah Pearsall studying phytolith analysis. This past summer he accompanied Dr. Richard S. MacNeish, Director of Research at the Andover Foundation for Archaeological Research, to China in order to make arrangements for a Sino-US joint archaeological research project. It will focus on the origin of agriculture, especially on the origin of rice in south China. During the trip, they did a preliminary survey in Jiangxi Province and visited about 20 caves, some of them potential candidates for archaeological excavations for the project. If anyone wished to know the details of application procedures for doing archaeological research in China, Jimmy offers his help.

 

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REVIEWS & REPORTS:

For articles to appear in this section, they should be limited to 1000 words and submitted to the Editor by the following deadlines: mid-January for the Winter issue, mid-May for the Summer issue, and mid-September for the Autumn issue. The editor reserves the right to edit or decline to print. Please report research here!!
 

The Zhoukoudian International Paleoanthropological Research Center
  by John Olsen

As a new venture in scientific collaboration, the Zhoukoudian Inter-national Paleoanthropological Research Center (Zhoukoudian Guoji Gurenlei Yanjiu Zhongxin), has been newly established in Beijing, and I have been invited by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to assume the role of Co-Director. To be organized under the auspices of the CAS Institiute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing, the Center will coordinate a renewed series of investigations at Zhoukoudian where middle and upper Pleistocene fossiliferous fissures have yielded unparalleled evidence of Homo erectus (more than 40 individuals representing so-called "Peking Man"), Homo sapiens (the Upper Cave finds) and associated archaeological industries.

Beginning in mid-1993 a field survey of the extant Zhoukoudian localities will be undertaken to determine the nature and extent of remnant deposits at the site. As the IVPP moves into newly constructed office, laboratory, and library space during 1993, an accurate accounting will also be made of those fossil, archaeological, and archival resources that remain to be analyzed. During the more than seven decades that investigations have been conducted at Zhoukoudian, a vast amount of specimens, field notes, and unpublished manuscripts has accumulated that may now be assembled for proper analysis. These baseline data provide the necessary foundation upon which subsequent excavation strategies at the site will be formulated.

The wholesale revision of China's antiquities legislation in 1991 has opened up many new opportunities for archaeologists and paleoanthropologists interested in the Chinese record of human evolution and prehistory. Prior to 1991, foreigners were forbidden from direct participation in the excavation of archaeological remains on mainland Chinese soil. Unpublished data and even previously described specimens were off-limits to foreign scholars except for the most cursory examination. Today, this is no longer the case. With proper approval from the State Bureau of Cultural Relics (Guojia Wenwu Ju), foreign scholars may now engage in collaborative paleoanthropological and archaeological research, including field studies, with their Chinese counterparts.

In 1987 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization inscribed Zhoukoudian on its World Heritage List, confirming its "...exceptional and universal value...for all humanity." While UNESCO has pledged support to the Chinese government to help preserve the integrity of the Zhoukoudian localities, a multidisciplinary research plan that will integrate the fossil, cultural, and other materials from the site into a modern paleoanthropological interpretive framework is clearly needed.

The Zhoukoudian Research Center is conceived as an explicitly multinational endeavor. Scholars from all countries with an interest in developing collaborative ties with Chinese colleagues focussing on the analysis of fossil, archaeological, and other materials from the Zhoukoudian localities should communicate with myself and Professor QIU at the following addresses:

Dr. John W. OLSEN, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA602-621-4321 FAX 602-621-2088Telex: 187167 AZUTEC UTEmail (Internet): [...]
Professor QIU Zhanxiang, Director, IVPP, CASS, P.O. Box 643, Beijing, 100044 P R China 86-1-894817, ext. 142 FAX 86-1-831-2683 Cable: Beijing 1877

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Recent archaeological discoveries on the Stone Age sites in the Russian Far East, the Maritime Region
  by Andrew V. Tabarev

The territory of the Maritime Region is rich in different archaeological sites and complexes. Sites of the Stone Age are of special interest. Excavations on some of them have continued over 50 years.

In 1992, some interesting work was done by specialists of Far Eastern State University and the Institute of History, Archaeology & Ethnography in Vladivostok and the Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography in Novosibirsk.

In the Zerkal'naya River basin (in the eastern part of the Maritime Region), two multi-component sites were studied: Suvorovo-VI, on a tributary of the Zerkal'naya, and nearby Ustinovka-III. Suvorovo-VI had upper deposits of Bronze Age date (2800-2200 BP), including the remains of a big dwelling, many ceramic sherds, retouched stone arrowheads, knives, and beads of opal and agalmatolite. The lower layer belongs to the Preceramic period (11,000-9000 BP). The tool assemblage contains subprismatic cores for blade-like blanks, microcores ("wedge-shaped type"), microblades, transversal burins, adzes, points, scrapers, and bifaces. The Ustinovka-III site was studied by an international expedition of Russian and Japanese archaeologists. There are also two components on it. The first one of Bronze Age and the second one dating to the Preceramic period. Some traits of the techno-typological context suggest that it is younger than the Suvorovo-VI Preceramic remains. There are no finds of burins or microcores at Ustinovka-III, and a possible age of this component is 9000-8000 BP.

In the southern part of the Maritime Region on the coast, two sites were excavated: Boysman-I and Boysman-II. At the first site, there are two cultural layers: the paleometal epoch (2000-1800 BP) and the Late Neolithic (5000-4000 BP). The site of Boysman-II is unique from the archaeological point of view. Under the big shell mound and under the layers of the paleometal and Late Neolithic deposits, there was an Early Neolithic funeral complex, radiocarbon dated to 6010±220/GIN. This cultural layer contains the remains of five men who were murdered or sacrificed, as evidenced by broken and cut leg bones with imbedded projectile points. The skeletons are accompanied by stone and bone tools: arrow points, knives, harpoons and spears.

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Lavrentjeva 17, Novosibirsk 630090 RUSSIA

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Binford's Japanese start in archaeology
 

An article in the Army newspaper, the Pacific Stars and Stripes, in March 1954 documents Lew Binford's early excursions into archaeology as an Army NCO in Japan:

"NAHA, Okinawa, Mar 16 (RyCom) - A systematic investigation into this island's 7,000 year-old unrecorded history by an Army corporal is gradually unfolding the story of this ancient civilization. Cpl. Lewis R. Binford, Norfolk, Va., who arrived here in March, 1953 has dedicated most of his spare time to learning about the Ryukyuan people and their past.
Binford began by teaching elementary English to a school in the small village of Uebaru and from his students and acquaintances learned the legends, songs and dances of prehistoric Okinawa.
A former student of anthropology and archaeology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute research group at Ft. Benning, Ga., Binford located shell mounds-piles of debris containing ancient pottery, tools, bones and shells from long-forgotten villages, some dating back to 200 B.C.
All of the shell mounds Binford has excavated are located at the base of a cliff. On top of the cliff are found pit-dwellings similar to those constructed along China's Yangtze River about 200 B.C. Binford theorizes that the world flood [ed. !!], mentioned in religion and verified by geologists, was responsible for the mass migration to the Ryukyus and for the high location of the holes.
The shells mixed with the bones of animals indicate to Binford that the people had lived there for many years and had become acclimtized to island life, contradicting the opinion that the Ryukyans had migrated from other Pacific islands.
With complete cooperation from his officers as well as the Okinawan people, Binford has managed to study the various aspects of the islanders' life from the ancient Mongol philosophy to the evolution of the distinctive turtle-backed tombs.
Binford plans to continue his research and studies when he leaves the Army and expects to use the material he has gathered here for work on a higher degree possibly at the University of Washington.
He hopes to study formal Japanese in order to conduct more extensive excavations here.

Caption to photo: "Digs into Past-Cpl. Lewis R. Binford, Norfolk, Va., examines an Okinawan shell mound dating back to 200 BC with his Ryukyuan assistant, Useu Ansho. Binford theorizes that the finding of animal bones on the Island idicates that the first Okinawan moved directly from a continent abundant with animals and not from other Pacific Islands as was previously thought."

Pacific Stars and Stripes (10.74: 8, 1954)

submitted by Paul Bahn

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The Third International Academic Conference on the Archaeology around the Bohai Sea
  by Sarah Nelson

The Third Bohai conference took place in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, from August 22 to 26, 1992. This conference is organized largely by and for Chinese archaeologists from the "Circum-Bohai" provinces, that is, Hebei, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The series of conferences began with a suggestion by SU Bingqi in 1978 that the connections between the Shandong and Liaodong Peninsulas (which, with the Miao islands, enclose the bay of Bohai) deserved intensive study. The meeting has thus had a long history within China. It was enlarged to an international conference when the notion of "Hwan Bohai" was expanded to include the Korean peninsula, the Japanese islands, and Siberia adjacent to Heilongjiang. The focus remains on northeastern Chinese archaeology, however; and most of the foreigners who attend are interested in the narrower area, as are the Chinese participants.

The group convenes every two or three years. This year, 72 papers were given by Chinese archaeologists in concurrent sessions as well as several others in plenary sessions. Foreign attendees included 4 participants from Taiwan, 10 from Japan, 5 from South Korea (one each attending graduate school at Harvard and Kyushu University), and 4 from the US.

Excursions included trips to the Hebei Museum featuring the archaeological achievements in Hebei Province in the past ten years, the Taixi site of the Shang dynasty, the site of Linshou, capital of the Zhongshan State during the Warring States period, the remains of the capital of the Zhao State, also Warring States, and the Cishan neolithic site.

Papers were divided into two concurrent sessions on two days. Abstracts of most of the papers, in English and Chinese, were distributed at the beginning of the meeting. Time periods ranged from Paleolithic to Han Dynasty.

A plenary session on the final day of the conference included papers by LI Shi of National Taiwan University, NISHITANI Tadashi of Kyushu University, and Sarah M. Nelson of the University of Denver. Other closing speeches were made, and the conference was declared a success. Sumptuous banquets opened and closed the meeting. Department of Anthropology

University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 USA

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Stench of Corruption by YKH

This article appeared in Korea Newsreview 18 Jul 92: 28-29

A young archaeologist is rocking the domestic archaeological sociely by debunking "shameful" malpractices committed by scholars and government officials in excavations.

Prof. Lee Son-bok of Seoul National Universily, 36, is the scholar who took an unusual, self-detrimental, action against the small, seemingly "clean" society of which he is a member.

Lee has recently contributed a series of articles to the Chugan Choson (Weekly Choson), a magazine for general readers, taking issue with the "dirty tricks" used by some archaeology professors, the destruction of cultural properties by unqualified excavators and the corrupt system for archaeological excavations.

Going a step further, Lee revealed in an interview with the daily Dong A Ilbo a fewcases in which some "unconscientious" archaeologists had managed to obtain inordinately large budgets for "worthless" investigations, pocketing a large share while actually spending only a small proportion for investigative purposes.

Lee even disclosed that he was once "forced" to pocket 10 million won after an excavation project to which he was commissioned.

According to him, there is a growing tendency among archaeologists to regard archaeological projects äs a means of making easy money.

"In the past, archaeologists used such phrases as '30 percent project' or '40 percent project' to refer to projects that allowed them to pocket that amount of the given budget. Nowadays, these terms refer to projects that can be completed with only 30 percent or 40 percent of the budget, allowing excavators to safely swallow the rest," Lee asserted in his articles.

There are even scholars, Lee said, who insist on investigation of a site which they know does not deserve a probe. Why? Simply to pocket some money.

This swindling is possible partly because archaeologists can easily inflate the budget in collaboration with officials at the Cultural Properties Maintenance Bureau, and partly because there is no public body which scrutinizes the investigalion outcome or expenscs, Lee explained.

Archaeological investigations in Korea are mostly emergency projects: necessitated by road construction or dam building. For such investigations, unlike those planned over time, exact cost estimation is difficult, thus leaving ample room for investigators to overestimate.

Under the current system, these investigations are sponsored by the clients of such construction projects, usually the Korean Land Development Corp, or the Korea Water Resources Development Corp, which lack the ability to calculate the costs.

These developers hence consult officials at the CPMB, which is under the wing of the Culture Ministry, over the budgets for archaeological investigations.

"These officials usually side with the archaeologists, helping them obtain the budgets they demand. The archaeologists normally pay these officials about 10 percent of the money they receive in return, l hear some officials even demand their share," Lee revealed.

Once money is secured in this way, Lee said, the investigator can spend it freely as there is no settlement process. He is also free frorn any responsibility for the outcome of the investigation; all he has to do is present a report at the end of his probe.

"Hence, many scholars, even those who are not archaeologists, for example, historians and even professors of English literature, are eager to undertake archaeological probes. They regard an archaeological project as a stone with which they can kill four birds at one time," Lee maintained in his articles.

The "four birds" are: first, money (a "competent" archaeologist can make as much as tens of millions of won in a few months); second, fame (if lucky, an investigator can hit a cache of highly valuable relics and make newspaper headlines); third, materials for his study (the finder of important relics can enjoy the privilege of studying them first); and finally, a contribution to his university (he can take at least some of the relics unearthed for his university museum).

In Lee's view, many of the emergency investigations undertaken recently were either worthless or destructive. "Recently, an investigation was made into a site in Pundang, near Seoul, to excavate Bronze Age relics. The team spent as much as 400 million won over a month or so. But it simply said in a report that nothing valuable was found," he said.

Lee is concerned that this abnormal tendency prevailing in the archaeological community might lead young university students to mistake archaeology only for excavations.

He is also determined lo help correct the overturned professional ethic of scholars. "For archaeologists, research should come before excavations," Lee said.

"I will continue writing on corruption if it helps make the academic society to which l belong more sound and healthy," Lee vowed in the articles.

He also suggested that the current system for archaeological investigations be revised, introducing the establishment of a public fund for archaeological projects and a system of post-investigation inspection on how the money is spent.

"An official committee consisting of experts needs to be set up to decide on the allocation of funds to each project and to evaluate investigation outcomes," Lee suggested.

Although he has embarked on a crusade against corruption in the archaeological society, Lee does not believe that it is especially more corrupt than other sectors of society.

"The irregularities of archaeologists I denounce are only the tip of the iceberg of corruption drifting in our society. As such, they are not necessarily more malignant than others," Lee commented.

Lee's revelation sent a shock wave through the small archaeological community and the government agency involved.

The steering committee of the Korean Archaeological Society convened a meeting July 7 to discuss measures to correct the malpractices pointed out by Lee. The society will soon issue a statement clarifying its position.

The Ministry of Culture is also deliberating reform measures. At the same time it said that if Lee specifically identifies the officials of the CPMB who received money from archaeologists, it would punish them.

When the whole society is filled with the stench of corruption, the archaeological community cannot be immune because it is part of the society in general. Lee's disclosure, however, still comes as a shock to many people. It shows how decayed this society is.

(YHK)

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JOBS & GRANTS

CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
The Center offers research grants designed to assist foreign sinologists who wish to carry out research in the Republic of China. Faculty members and doctoral candidates of universities outside the R.O.C., as well as scholars from other instutitions abroad are welcome to apply. Research projects should address topics within the field of Chinese studies. Grants are awarded for periods varying from three months to a year. Travel subsidies are also available upon request. Applications due by 31 October 1993 for projects intended to begin after June 1994. Contact: Liaison Division, Center for Chinese Studies, 20 Chungshan S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan ROC; 886-2-314-7321; FAX 886-2-371-2126.
 

CLIO PRESS LTD in Oxford, England, is looking for well-qualified compilers for the North Korea and Cambodia (Kampuchea) volumes in its well-established World Bibliographical Series. Anyone interested in these projects should write to: Dr. Robert G. Neville, Executive Editor, Clio Press Ltd., 55 St. Thomas' Street, Oxford OX1 1JG England (from the Asian Studies Newsletter Nov/Dec '92)
 

MURR ARCHAEOMETRY LAB GRANTS
The Missouri University Research Reactor supports visiting doctoral candidates in archaeology for periods of 3-6 months in order to provide exceptionally well-qualified students with the opportunity to include archaeometric analyses in their dissertation research projects. Appropriate projects might include chemical and petrographic characterization of pottery, chemical sourcing and hydration dating of obsidian, and chert sourcing; the lab provides access to neutrons for neutron activation analysis, gamma-ray detector systems, petrographic microscopes, ultrasonic disaggregation equipment, a programmable furnace, and computing facilities. The program pays a stipend of US$900/ month while participants in residence. Send a letter of intent with a brief project description to: Mike Glascock or Hector Neff, Research Reactor, University of Missouri, Columbia MO 65211 USA; 314-882-5270. (from SAA Bulletin 10.5: 8, 1992)
 

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NOTEWORTHIES

Notes in the current issue are referred to as NOTEWORTHIES No. 00, while those in a previous issue will be referred to as NOTEWORTHIES 00-00, with the issue number before the dash and the note number after the dash.

 

  1. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS
    Interested persons are urged to join this new association which will organize conferences and seminars and act as a monitoring and advisory body on all issues relating to the archaeology of Europe, operating at both the international and national levels. Membership includes a subscription to the new Journal of European Archaeology. Contact: European Association of Archaeologists c/o Central Office of Historic Monuments and Sites, Dronningens gt. 13, Postboks 8196 Dep. N-0034 Oslo 1 NORWAY.
     
  2. WAC NEWS
    The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) has begun issuing a newsletter entitled "WAC NEWS". It is intended to provide the Membership with information about the activities of WAC and to publicize the organization to all people interested in world archaeology and the problems faced when making interpretations of the past-understanding that archaeological research exists in the present, that its interpretations can affect modern peoples, and that archaeologists should be held accountable for their interpretations. Submissions are invited from all interested people in the form of comments, book notices, international meeting dates and other information about archaeological events and activities around the world. Please send them to the Editor at the following address: Dr. Charles E. Orser, Jr., Midwestern Archaeological Research Center 4641, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761-6901 USA.
    The first issue of WAC NEWS is available through email (Internet FTP) at minister.york.ac.uk where the newsletter is stored in pub/archaeology/wacnews1.1 If you want a copy sent "manually" by email, contact spqr@minster.york.ac.uk Those who wish further information about WAC or wish to join by 3mail may do so by contacting Larry Zimmerman, WAC Secretary, on BITNET at UZLJ00@SDNET Snail mail can be set to him via the Archaeology Laboratory, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069-2390 USA. (from ARCH-L via LIST SERVER, 1 Jul 92)
     
  3. JAPAN PETROGRAPH SOCIETY (JPS)
    Mr. Nobuhiro YOSHIDA serves as Executive Editor of this Society and can be contacted at P.O. Box 11, Kokuranishi Post Office, Kita-Kyūshū City 803 Japan.
     
  4. ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES ON WAR AND VIOLENCE
    A volume with the above title is being compiled by John Carman and invites contributions on a worldwide basis. The book starts from the premist that violence and aggression are distinct phenomena, therefore it is possible to have one without the other: aggression need not result in violence (e.g. fierce debate) nor violence be the result of prior aggression (e.g. the professional torturer). While all human beings have an innate capacity for violence, this is offset by an equally innate capacity for cooperation. Accordingly, human violence is neither perpetual, nor universal, nor in any circumstances inevitable. In other words, human beings choose the way they behave from a set of socially-constructed and socially-sanctioned options. It is this area that the book will seek to explore from an archaeological perspective.
    Potential contributors may like to address, inter alia, the following interrelated issues: 1) The definition of-and archaeological correlates for-violence; 2) Sanctioned versus non-sanctioned violence; 3) The circumstances (including the extra-personal causes) of violence; 4) Levels of violence-interpersonal, intrasocietal, intersocietal-and the boundaries between them; 5) Moral versus physical violence; 6) Violence towards objects rather than people; 7) The phenomenon of war (and its distinction from warfare); 8) Ethical and moral aspects of the uses of violence. Contributions must be limited to a maximum of 7000 words. Potential contributors should contact, as soon as possible, Mr. John Carman, Darwin College, Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9EU, UK. 0223-354508; Email: RJC16@PHX.CAM.AC.UK
     
  5. ACRO UPDATE
    EAANmember Chuimei HO has started a new newsletter of the above title. It functions as the quarterly newsletter of the Asian Ceramic Research Organization. Write to Dr. Ho for subscription information at the Anthropology Department, Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605 USA 312-922-9410 ext. 308; FAX 312-427-7269. The first issue, January 1993, contains information on the following:
    1. Ceramic ecology in the Far East: the manufacture and export of Zhejiang green wares during the 9th and 14th centuries (conference report)
    2. Study tours to Zhejiang kiln sites: Yue ware study tour in October 1993; Longquan ware study tour in June 1994. (write for application form)
    3. 1992 Annual Chinese Ceramic Society Meeting at Jingdezhen (conference report)
    4. The New Dehua Ceramic Museum
    5. Shanglinhu excavations
    6. Exhibitions of Asian ceramics
    7. Handbook series on Minnan kiln sites
    8. The source of Swatow wares
    9. Penghu ceramic finds
    10. American ceramic-oriented anthropologists working in China
    11. Ceramic research in Vietnam
    12. Recent kiln research in Thailand
    13. Training projects at Trowulan, Java
    14. Ceramic research in Myanmar
     
  6. FIELD SYSTEM EXCAVATED AT MISARI
    At the site of Misari, just upstream from Seoul on the Han River in central Korea, a rescue excavation headed by Prof. IM Hyo-jae of Seoul National University uncovered Neolithic pit-buildings with hearths, Chulmun pottery and carbonized acorns (4000-3500 BC); Bronze Age Mumun pottery; (9th-4th c. BC); Proto-Three Kingdoms period pit-buildings; and a Three Kingdoms period field system (4th c. AD) assigned to the Paekche Kingdom. Not only is this the first archaeological recovery of ancient field remains in Korea, it "is the first time in this part of the world that farm fields for dry crops were found in a recoverable state." The fields were ridge & furrow for the cultivation of dry crops. No grain was recovered from the fields themselves, but "from the nearby dwelling pits, millet grains were uncovered." EAANmember Prof. Gary Crawford (Univ. Toronto) was able to view the fields and exclaims, "They are a really rare find not only in East Asia but in the world. They absolutely deserve preservation because through them, you can better understand not only agricultural development but the ecological environment of that time." (quotes from Korea Newsreview 21 Nov 92: 30-31, 28 Nov 92: 28).
     
  7. EARLY RICE IN KOREA
    Rice grains dating to around 2000 BC have been recovered from the Kimpo plains near the mouth of the Han River in central Korea. (Korea Newsreview 28 Nov 92: 28).
     
  8. CAMMANN BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PAPERS AVAILABLE
    A complete bibliography of Schuyler V.R. Cammann's publications and a paper entitled "Schuyler Van Rensselaer Cammann: a biographical sketch and reminiscence" are available from the Institute for Asian Studies, Inc., 141 E. 44th St. Suite 307, New York, NY 10017 for US$2.50 including surface postage and handling; add US$2 for airmail postage.
     
  9. SPRING LECTURES, INSTITUTE OF ASIAN STUDIES, NY
    Among the spring lectures at the Institute are these of archaeological interest:

    9 March: Major, John S. "Han cosmic mirrors: the universe in miniature" 24 March: Kawami, Trudy S. "East Asian art in the US: the missionary connection

    16 April: Ogawa, Morihiro "The Japanese sword: art form and conservation thereof"

    19 April: Shulsky, Linda "Chinese ceramics: Middle East Connections"

    21, 28 April: Hartman-Goldsmith, Joan: "Collecting Chinese Jade"

    24 April: Museum Tour of "Appeasing the Spirits: Sui and Early T'ang Dynasty tomb sculpture from the Schloss Collection," Hofstra Univ. Museum
     
  10. NEW NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES IN JAPAN
    The Council for Protection of Cultural Properties has recommended to the Education Minister that a total of 17 sites and buildings be designated as national cultural properties as follows:

    Historic sites: Shiraishi Inariyama Kofun (Gunma); old embankment along the Midai River (Yamanashi); Akatsuchiyama Kofun (Nara); Chausuyama Kofun, Tomita (Kagawa); Garandoya Kofun (Ōita); Chiran Castle remains (Kagoshima).

    Important cultural properties: Hikobe House (Gunma); the Daiō-hōden at Zuishōji (Tokyo); the Sasaki House (Shimane); the main hall, Tsuden hall and oratory at Takuhi Shrine (Shimane); the inner sanctum of the Nyohōji (Ehime); Chunaga well (Okinawa); Toyu-myahaka tomb (Okinawa); the Tahō pagoda at the Ishidōji (Chiba); and the Sekikawa House (Kōchi). (from the Japan Foundation Newsletter 20.2: 13, Oct'92)
     
  11. COTSEN PRIZE, UCLA INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY
    The UCLA Institute of Archaeology announces an endowment to its Publications Unit in memory of Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen, which will provide support for the publication of outstanding research and scholarship. Archaeologists are invited to write the Institute for information on how to submit a manuscript for consideration as the next Cotsen Prize Imprint. Contact: UCLA Institute of Archaeology Publications, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1520. 304-8250-7411.
     
  12. HUANG HSING FOUNDATION
    The Huang Hsing Foundation has established a Distinguished Lecture on Asian Studies at the University of California-Berkeley. The inaugural lecture was presented by John H. Holdridge in September 1992 and was attended by the Foundation's President, Chun-Tu HSUEH. The Foundation has recently changed addres: 14017 Wagon Way, Silver Spring, MD 20906 USA. (from the Asian Studies Newsletter Nov/Dec '92)
     
  13. NEH RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARDS
    (from the Asian Studies Newsletter Nov/Dec '92)

    Palais, James B. (Univ. of Washington) for Cambridge History of Korea; grant period 1992-94.
    Yung, Bell (Univ. of Pittsburgh) for "Music in Chinese ritual: expressions of authority and power" (5-9 May 1993).
     
  14. CCK GRANT AWARDS
    The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (USA) announced its 1991-92 grant awards. The University of California, Berkeley, received a grant for a project entitled "The Phonology of the Oracle Bone Inscriptions." (from the Asian Studies Newsletter Nov/Dec '92)
     
  15. BROWN UNIVERSITY CHINESE COLLECTION
    John M. Crawford, Jr.'s collection includes Chinese painting and calligraphy, Buddhist sculpture, jade and hardstone objects, porcelains, and scholar's implements, ranging in date from the Shang through the Qing dynasties. His bequest to the University is on exhibit between 6 February and 14 March, 1993 in the David Winton Bell Gallery, Museum of Art, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. A scholarly catalog is available, and a one-day symposium (27 Feb 93) and other programs will be presented in connection with the exhibition. For information 410-863-2932. (from the Asian Studies Newsletter Nov/Dec '92)
     
  16. JAPAN FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS
    (from the Japan Foundation Newsletter 19.4, Feb '92)

    Tsurumi, Patricia (Prof. Dept. of History, University of Victoria): "From earliest times to the present: a history of Japanese women." Dept. of Humanities, Kyoto Seika Univ; 9-92-8-93.
    Friday, Karl (Asst. Prof. University of Georgia) "Taming of the Shrewd: the conquest of the Emishi and Northern Japan." Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo; 6/92-9/92.
    Adolphson, Mikael Sven (Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of History, Stanford University): "The political power of temples and imperial family in Heian and Kamakura Japan." Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University; 4/92-6/92.
    Peng, Jin Zhang (Assoc. Research Fellow, Institute of Dunhuang): "Internation research about the ruins of Dunhuang: exchange of science and culture between Japanese and Chinese study group about the preservation." Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music; 4/92-9/92.
    Wangchu, Kinley (Technical Supervisor, Ministry of Home Affairs): "Training in renovatin conservation of historical monuments." Japanese Association for Conservation of Architectural Monuments; 8/92-2/93.
    Chuch, Phoeurn (Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Fine Arts in Phnom-Penh): "Comparative study on the technical methodology of excavation in Japan and on the training in conservation of historical monuments and sites." Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University; 9/92-11/92.
    Li, Xiang Gang (Deputy Chief, Supervision & Guidance Dept., Scientific & Technical Management, State Archives Bureau of China): "To study the present archives administration in Japan." National Archives; 7/92-1/93.
    Kang, Dai Ill (Cultural Science Dept., National Research Institute of Cultural Properties): "Study on the modern techniques or the conservation of metal cultural objects." Tokyo National Institute of Cultural Properties; 4/92-10/92.
    Prasartset, Chompunut (Lecturer, Dept. of Archaeology, Silpakorn University): "Comparative study on the pigments of ancient Japanese and Thai wall paintings." Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties; 1/93-4/93.
    Green, Jeremy (Head, Dept. of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum): "Maritime Archaeological Investigation of Kublai Khan Shipwrecks." Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine; 3/93-5-93.
    Mayumi, Lia (Secretariat of Culture, Sao Paulo City Hall): "Japanese experience with conservation of the environmental and architectonical heritage." Kyoto Prefectural University; 5/92-11/92.
    Barnes, Gina Lee (St. John's College, Cambridge, England). Publication assistance for The Miwa Project Report. In English/Japanese. Oxford: Tempvs Reparatvm.
    National Research Centre for Archaeology, Indonesia: International Japanese Export Ceramic Conference, 4/92-10/92.
    Archaeological Institute of America: Lectureship in Japanese Archaeology, 4/92-3/93.
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: Ancient Japan-current research in Japanese Archaeology; 10/92.
     
  17. THE BLAIR SOCIETY
    The Blair Society has been established at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, where a permanent Secretariat with administrative records and Society Archives are maintained. The Society commemorates the contributions of Dorothy L. Blair to the study of East Asian Glass. "She studied under HAMADA Kosaku at the Kyoto Imperial University in 1927. As Asst. Curator of Oriental Art at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in the same position at the Toledo Museum of Art from 1928 to her retirement in 1950, she deepened her love of research in the history and art of Japan. In 1952, Miss Blair became Assistant Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan in Okayama, Japan, and on her return to Michigan she spent 1954-56 as a graduate student in written Japanese at the University in Ann Arbor. The award of a Fellowship from The Corning Museum of Glass returned Miss Blair to Japan from 1958 to 1961 to complete her research on the history of glass in Japan, and this culminated in her monumental A History of Glass in Japan, which was published by Kodansha and The Corning Museum of Glass in 1973. Thereafter Miss Blair served as a consultant and translator for The Corning Museum of Glass until her second retirement at 85 in 1985. On her 90th birthday she was honored by her many friends in Japan and in the United States by the creation of The Dorothy Blair Endowment for the Study of East Asian Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass." (by J.H.M. in The Blair Society leaflet)

    Concerning the Society's purposes, activities, and membership requirements, please contact John H. Martin, Convenor and Founding Secretary, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York 14830-2253 USA 607-937-5371; FAX 607-937-3352.
     
  18. POSITIONS: EAST ASIA CULTURES CRITIQUE
    A new journal of the above name is designed to encourage theoretically informed, methodologically innovative work on East Asia and the Asian diaspora. The editorial collective is soliciting work that addresses cultural and political issues. They also need participants in various capacities including reviewers, commentators, critics, and writers. For information contact: T.E. Barlow, Senior Editor, Positions, 94 Castro Street, San Francisco CA 94114 USA; 415-626-5741. (from CKS Newsletter 12/92: 4)
     
  19. H.H. MU FAR EASTERN LIBRARY
    This is the single most important library in Canada uniquely devoted to the arts of the Orient. Officially opened in 1937, the collections cover the arts and archaeology of China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. The Library also has books on related subjects such as history, geography, numismatics, science, religion, social life and customs, even sports. Housed in the Royal Ontario Museum, the Library is open from 10 am to 4.30 pm Tuesday - Friday, except holidays, and on Wednesday evenings until 7.00 pm.
     
  20. THE FINEST GRAVE EVER FOUND IN HONG KONG
    Or so said the South China Morning Post on 7 July 1992. This 3000-year old grave at Yung Long, a coastal area at Black Point, Tuen Mun, was largely intact, unlike other graves found in Hong Kong. It was located close to a main activity area of the site where many ovens had been built. The grave might represent the burial of a special member of a family or clan in the corner of a house. Inside a geometric pot were found a pair of large, stone earrings. Oven-related artefacts, stone implements, bone hair pins and pebbles used as finishing net sinkers were found scattered about the 20,000 m2 excavation site. The dig was organised by the AMO and the Hong Kong Archaeological Society; AMO's curator, Mr. CHIU Siu-tsan said Yung Long was rated one of the five most important archaeological sites in the Territory.
     
  21. LORD WILSON HERITAGE TRUST, HONG KONG
    A fund-raising target of HK$80 million has been set for the recently formed Heritage Trust. By July 1992, the Principal Assistant Secretary (Culture), Mr. Peter Bourton announced that HK$30 million was already in hand. (South China Morning Post 8 July 92).
     
  22. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS
    A floppy disk journal of the above title is looking for annotated bibliographies on any topic of relevance to anthropologists. Annotations can be keywords or paragraph descriptions. Contact editor Cheryl Claassen for details or for price information. Vol. 1.2: "Bibliography of archaeology and gender: conference papers 1964-92" by Cheryl Claassen (138 pp., 284 entries, keyword index, Spring 1992); Vol 2.1: "A selective bibliography on anthropology and deviance" by Douglas Raybeck (69 pp., 216 entries, keyword index, Fall 1992). Available for purchase in WP 5.0 or MS Word 4.0. Order from claassencp@appstate.bitnet or Rt. 3 Box 150, Boone NC 28607 USA.
    (from ARCH-L List Server, 5 Sept 92)
     
  23. REQUEST FOR INFO ON "GOLD, GROOVED DISK" IN CHINA
    "Hello, I am a librarian at the Texas Woman's University in Denton who has been approached by a student in search of information concerning the finding of a gold, groved [sic] disk (somewhat like a vinyl LP) in mainland China. This may be recent or not. I was wondering if anyone could clarify this for me and explain to me what exactly was found. In terms of searching the research literature on this topic, I am at a stand still." Please respond to Joe Natale, Reference Librarian, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library, Texas Woman's University, PO Box 23715, Denton TX 76204-1715; 817-898-3709; FAX 817-989-3726; Bitnet: s_natale@twu (from ARCH-L List Server, 22 Aug 92)
     
  24. SOCIETY FOR ARCHAEOLOLGICAL SCIENCES EMAIL
    SAS-Net: This is an electronic mailbox network that functions as a mail re-distribution service for SAS members. SAS-Depot: This is a place where SAS members can leave material which other SAS members may be interested in reading/using on an individual basis. To participate, please join SAS by contacting Chris Prior, SAS Sec'y/Treas, Radiocarbon Lab, Univ. of California, Riverside CA 92521 USA; 714-787-5521; FAX 714-787-5409; Email: CPrior@UCRVMS.bitnet and then ask how to get registered on the network. (from ARCH-L List Server, 6 Jul 92)
     
  25. EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATABASE EUARCH
    A comprehensive database is being planned for European countries in order to 1) preserve the common European archaeological heritage, 2) to facilitate access and exchange of archaeological data within Europe, 3) to create three types of archaeological knowledge systems: a) encyclopedic databases for professional and popular use, b) databases for regional archaeological monument services using commonly agreed minimum data, c) databases to be used in a network. The term "European Archaeology" should include the following disciplines: Pre- and Proto-history, Archaeology on Roman provinces, Classical archaeology, Christian archaeology, Byzantine archaeology, Medieval archaeoilogy, Archaeology of early modern times, Industrial archaeology, and Archaeometry. The EUARCH group should be a formal or informal working party within the CIDOC, able to cooperate with UNESCO, ICOMOS, ICROM, Eurocare and the Getty Foundation. To follow the establishment and operation of such a group, contact: Anne Vikkula, Dept. of Archaeology, Univ. of Helsinki, Meritullinkatu 1 A 4, 00170 Helsinki, Finland. (from ARCH-L List Server, 28 Jul 92)
     
  26. JAPANESE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
    (from Japan Pictorial 16.1: 1-8, 1993)

    1) "The Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties has been researching the influence of air pollution on cultural assets for many years. A researcher points out that acid mist affects cultural assets more adversely than acid rain because it adheres to surfaces, is not washed away, and percolates through their structures...The Institute has started a major investigation at Kamakura,"...where it will research "the relation between air pollution and damage to the surface of the bronze Great Buddha."

    2) Japan is supporting park construction at Borobudur and Prambanan in Indonesia, preservation and restoration of wall paintings and clay figures at Dunhuang in China, and restoration of Angkor Wat. The latter involves on-site training of Cambodian students in excavation, measurement techniques and conservation.

    3) As a five year project, the guardian figures at Todaiji have been taken down and disassembled by the National Treasure Restoration Institute (Kyoto) for restoration. The 3,800 pieces of wood comprising them were each "restored with acrylic resin, and new iron clamps and nails were cast using the original production process. ...even the chisel traces were duplicated. The new exposed surfaces were carefully painted to match the older section." Carved in 1203, the figures should be returned to service this spring to "watch over the temple for another several hundred years."

    4) Japan has ratified the World Heritage Convention, and 358 items have been registered as cultural and natural treasures "to be held in trust for all of the Earth's inhabitants." (from Japan Pictorial 16.1: 1-8, 1993)
     
  27. PALEOANTHROPOLOGY SOCIETY
    In April 1992, a new society was formed focussing not only on behavioral and biological adaptation among past hunters and gatherers but also the general environmental and conceptual context within which interpretation takes place. The society invites as members biological/physical anthropologists, archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists, primatologists, cultural anthropologists, ecologists, etc. The society is broad-based and international; it will hold a two-day annual meeting, for the first three years in North America, but after that perhaps abroad. The 1993 meeting will be held in conjunction with the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in Toronto, and in 1994 in conjunction with the Society for American Archaeology in Anaheim, California. Correspondence and dues (US$10/year; cheques payable to "John Yellen - Special Account") should be sent to Dr. John Yellen, Anthropology Program-Room 320, National Science Foundation, Washington DC 20550 USA.
     
  28. BOSTON FINE ARTS MUSEUM NAGOYA BRANCH
    The Boston Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Mass., USA), which has one of the largest collections of Japanese works of art in the world with many valuable works mainly from the Edo period (1603-1868), will build its first overseas branch museum in Nagoya in 1996. The city of Nagoya hopes the museum will feature not only Japanese arts in its main exhibits but also include art works from Egypt and Greece. (from Japan Foundation Newsletter Feb '93)
     
  29. PALAEOMONSOONAL VARIATION IN CHINA LAST 130,000 YEARS
    The British Council have agreed to fund two parallel link programmes over 3 years under their ALCS arrangements as follows. One concentrates on palaeomonsoonal variations between the Tibetan Front and the Loess Plateau over the past 130,000 years. This link between Lanzhou University ahd Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (RHBNC, Univ. of London) will be led by Profs. LI Jijun and Edward Derbyshire and will also involve Profs. Jim Road, Rob Kemp, Levis Orven (RHBNC) and PAN Baotian (Lanzhou). As indices of former climates, magnetic susceptibility, pollen analysis, paleosol typology and several sedimentological parameters (grain size, grain shape, fabric, geochemistry, etc.) will be used. Dating will be principally by optical luminescence methods. The second project will investigate the palaeomonsoonal variation in Eastern and Central China and its environmental effects during the last 130,000 years. This link between the Xian Laboratory for Loess Research and Quaternary Geology and the Geomagnetism Laboratory of the University of Liverpool will be led by Prof. AN Zhibeng (Xian) and Dr. John Shaw (Liverpool) and will also involve ZHENG Tengbo (Xian) and Dr. T. Rolph, Dr. A Latham and Prof. F. Oldfield (Liverpool). The main aim is to study the geological records of palaeomonsoon variations, using a series of proxy indices of past climate (e.g. magnetic susceptibility, stable isotope, pollen, U-series variations in the palaeosoils, etc.). Dating will be by U-series (for the speleothems), magnetostratigraphy, TL and C14.
    (from EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 62-64, 1992)
     
  30. COMMISSION ON QUATERNARY SHORELINES (INQUA)
    At the 13th International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) Congress in Beijing, a decision was made by the Commission on Quaternary Shorlines to restructure the Eastern Asia and the Australasia and Oceania working groups into the Western Pacific Subcommission. Plans are made to publish a newsletter; anyone with news on Quaternary shorelines related to the region are invited to submit them to Prof. Y.A. Park, Dept. of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea for inclusion. Contact Prof. Park if you would like to receive a copy of the newsletter.
    (from EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 77, 1992)
     
  31. INFLUENCE OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON YANGZI R. SINCE 12,100 BP
    Geological and archaeological surveys confirm that there was intensive headward channel aggradation and water-stage rise in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangzi River after the last glacial maximum. Deductive analyses show that these changes may have resulted from a rise in sea level at that time. A simulation provides a reasonable explanation pointing to either headward channel aggradation and water-stage rise in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangzi or to the origin of the lakes located alongside the river. (from EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 77, 1992)
     
  32. EARLY PALAEOLITHIC IN CHINA
    "In recent years, a number of important new finds suggest that the earliest evidence of humans in China may eventually be correlated with Pliocene sediments. These discoveries include many new hominid fossils from the Pliocene strata of the Yuanmou Basin in Yunnan, an approximately 2 Ma old hominid mandible from Wushan County, Sichuan, a probable australopithecine skull from Yunxian County, Hubei, and a variety of materials from the Yushe and Nihewan sedimentary basins of north China." (by L.P. Jia & W.W. Huang, in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 134, 1992)
     
  33. NEWS FROM ZHOUKOUDIAN
    "Beijing Man site at Zhoukoudian is one of the most important early paleolithic sites in the world. Its chronological position is therefore of great importance. During 1977-1979, dating of this site was carried out at several Chinese institutions using the methods of U-series disequilibrium, fission track, paleomagnetism, thermoluminescence, amino acid racemization, etc. The conclusion drawn from the programme can be summarized as follows: the bottom layer (13th) was formed about 700 ka B.P., the lowers human fossil containing (10th) layer about 500 ka B.P. and the uppermost 1-3 layers about 230 ka B.P." (G.J. Shen & L.H. Jin in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 137, 1992)

    "Fossil bone and tooth samples from Zhoukoudian Loc. 1 were dated with uranium series dating. The data show that the ages of lower part of second and fourth layers are about 270 and 300 ka respectively. The age of V skull excavated from the third layer, Locus H, should be about 290 Ka. (S.X. Yuan et al. in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 138, 1992)

    "...deer fossil teeth were collected from the 3-4, 8-9, and 11 layers in Loc. 1. The accumulative doses and internal annual doses of the fossil teeth (enamel) were measured by an electron spin resonance spectrometer (ESR) and neutron activation analysis. The environmental annual doses were determined by thermoluminescene dosimeters to be embedded in the 2nd layer to the 12th layer of the site. The linear uranium uptake model was adopted to calculate the ESR ages of fossil teeth. ESR dating results show that the burial age of the first skull of Peking Man was 578 ka. Other ages of Peking Man in the 3-4th layer and the 8-9 layer are 282 ka and 418 ka, respectively. (P.H. Huang et al. in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 138, 1992)

    Fifty years ago Weidenreich argued that sexual dimorphism was responsible for the difference in size of teeth found at Locality 1. A more recent study "shows that a temporal variation is also responsible for the difference in size of the teeth from this site. The temporal variation can be seen in mandibular teeth. Over the timespan from 500 to 230 Ky BP, the lower incisors tend to be larger whereas the lower canines and postcanines tend to be smaller. The P3 reduces less than the P4, and the M1 reduces less than the other molars. An evolutionary change in direction of early Homo sapiens condition is suggested in the dental sample from Zhoukoudian Locality 1." (by Y.Y. Zhang in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 139, 1992)
     
  34. NEWS FROM YUANMOU
    Yuanmou Man has been dated by paleomagnetism to ca. 1.7 million years ago. Amino acid racemization tests on fossil teeth of Sus sp. and Cervus sp., analysed by the gas chromatographic method, gives a date of 1.54 Ma BP. (P.Z. Wu & F. Qian in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 139, 1992)
     
  35. BONE MODIFICATION STUDIES AT SHIYU
    "Shiyu is an important Upper Paleolithic site in North China. Its absolute age as dated by the radiocarbon method is 28,000 years before present. Apart from a great number of stone artefacts, nearly 10,000 bone fragments have been discovered. Professor JIA Lanpo and his colleagues had previously studied the stone artifacts. In this paper, nearly 700 bone fragments in the bone assemblage were studies in order to find out the mode of formation of the bone assemblage and whether bone tools exist in it.

    "Except for two bone fragments retaining articular ends, all the others are variouly battered bones broken from the shafts of longbones. Their length ranges from 38 mm-177 mm. According to bone thickness and the known fauna assemblage of the Shiyu site, these bone fragments belong to herbivorous animals such as horse and gazelle, etc. The majority of the fragments did not suffer from serious weathering and abrasion. More than 80 of the fragments showed evidence of the hominid modification including cutmarks, chopping marks, percussion scars and bone flakes. 15 of the fragments have been gnawed by carnivorous animals.

    "The flake scars of 62 of the modified bones were distributed on long bone splinters separately. They might have been produced by breaking bone to extract the marrow. 38 of the modified bones showed some regular and consistent scar patterns. The angles of the edge formed by the consistent scar range mainly form 30° - 70°, the length from 25-50 mm. These regularly modified bones are very similar to bone tools produced experimentally. Obviously these regularly modified bones were intentionally selected and modified for use as tools. Consequently, 39 pieces of the modified bones can be classified as bone tools. The worked parts of the bone tools concentrated on sides and ends of the bones. The bone tools were chiefly retouched by direct persussion flaking on the inner surfaces. A few of the bone tools showed smoothing and polishing of an end and part of the sides, which were considered to be the result of utilization. On the other hand, cutmarks can be observed on 80 of the fragments. This evidence indicates that the Shiyu site was a living and butchery site of prehistoric man. (J.S. Zhang in EAT/Q Newsletter 14: 141, 1992)
     
  36. ASHMOLEAN KOREA EXHIBITION
    An exhibition entitled "Korea: AD 500-2oth century" was held in the Eric North Room of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 26 Nov 92 to 10 Jan 93. A small leaflet, including photographs of 15-16th c. porcelain sherds recovered from the grounds of the British Embassy in Seoul and presented to the Ashmolean by Sheila Middleton, is available from EAANmember, Ms. Shelagh Vainker, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St., Oxford, England.
     
  37. SILK ROAD EXHIBITION IN GERMANY
    An exhibition entitled "China's Golden Age: the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the cultural heritage of the Silk Road" will be held from 22 Aug to 21 Nov 1993 in the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund. A leaflet on the exhibit written by EAANmember Prof. Dr. Dieter Kuhn is available from the Institut für Sinologie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-8700 Würzburg, F.R.Germany. 0931-8885570, FAX 0931-8884617.
     
  38. TUNG-HUANG PAO-TS'ANG
    Lienche Tu Fang (Research Historian retired from Columbia University) would like to locate a buyer for Tung-Huang Pao Ts'ang, a photolithographic reproduction of the treasures of the Dunhuang caves including all documents, scrolls, artifacts, etc. The set comprises 109 8.5"x10" volumes with introductory color plates in each, and more than 700 pages per volume; red/gold cloth with gilt titles. In Chinese. For complete details, contact Ruth Adler, 266 Arch Road, Englewood, NJ 07631 USA 201-567-0149; FAX 201-567-1419.
     
  39. THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF KOREA
    A filmstrip series of the above title has been published by the Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1881 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA. Created by EAANmember Prof. Edward J. Shultz, the set consists of six filmstrips with accompanying cassett tape narration, text, and study guide. Each film runs ca. 20 mins: 1) The Korean People and Ancient Korea, 2) The Silla Kingdom, 3) The Koryo Kingdom: Korea's Golden Age, 4) Yi Choson: Yangban Society, 5) Korea's Modern Transformation, 6) Korea Today. The entire set is available for US$100 from the Publications Department, CKS at the above address.
     
  40. SINO-AMERICAN FIELD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY
    The Fudan Museum Foundation is offering two summer courses this year for 3 credits each: Archaeology Practicum (fieldwork) at Xian Jiaotong University, and Chinese Art & Culture at Fudan University. Co-sponsored by the Institutes of Archaeology of the CASS at Xian and Shaanxi Province, the courses are open to undergraduate or graduate students, faculty members, high school seniors and limited numbers of interested adults. Total coast is US $3,700 including return airfare from JFK, NYC; discounts are available to those recruiting other participants. Contact Dr. Alfonz Lengyel, Fudan Museum Foundation, 1522 Schoolhouse Road, Ambler, PA 19002 USA 215-699-6448.
     
  41. SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARCHAEOLOGY INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER
    A new newsletter of the above title is being produced by editors Elisabeth A. Bacus and Rasmi Shoocondej, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA. It will be published twice a year in Oct-Nov and Apr-May. Abstracts, reports and news items are requested for submission. Also, an international directory of archaeologists working in Southeast Asia is being compiled. Please send your name, address, e-mail address and research interests if you would like to be included in this directory and receive the first issue of the newsletter.
     
  42. LITHIC TECHNOLOGY
    The journal Lithic Technology is scheduled for re-publication beginning in 1993. It will be edited at the University of Tulsa and will published semi-annually. Manuscripts are now being solicited. For further information about subscriptions and rates, and manuscript submissions, contact George H. Odell, Department of Anthropology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa OK 74104 USA. (from SAA Bulletin 10.5: 9, 1992)
     
  43. 'SEA OF KOREA' ON OLD MAPS
    "A controversy may flare up between the two Koreas and Japan over the name of the sea that separates them. Old European maps that label the waters "the Sea of Korea," rather than "the East Sea" as it is known in Seoul and Pyongyang or "the Sea of Japan" as Tokyo calls it, have been found by a Korean diplomat in Belgium. CHUNG Eui-yong, a minister at the South Korean mission to the European Community, recently found four maps, two dated 1758 and 1766, and two undated by circa 1760 or 1770, that use the name. The 1766 rendition printed in France, calls the sea "Mer de Coree (Sea of Korea)" and one of the undated maps also shows it as "Mer de Coree." The 1758 map, made in the Netherlands, labels the waters "Coreale Zee" and the final map, printed in Britain circa 1760, writes "Gulf of Corea." The French rendition was made with special permission of the French king, while the Dutch one is unusual as it is a world map, in sharp contrast to other maps covering specific regions at that time." (from Korea Newsreview 26 Nov 92)

 

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CONFERENCES:

CONFERENCE CALENDAR

Dec 7-15 '92: Diversity in Quaternary Coastal Evolution, Wellington, New Zealand.
To find out what happened at this meeting, contact: Dr. A.G. Hull, P.O. Box 30-368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

Dec 15 '92: Archaeological Geophysics, Geological Society, London.
[if anyone is interested in what happened at this meeting, contact: Mrs. Jenny Allsop, Geoarchaeological Coordinator, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG. 0602-363280; FAX 0602-363200.]

Feb 6 '93: Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Foundation Endowment Symposium, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Theme: "Issues in Hominid Evolution." Contact: Deborah Stratmann, Anthropology Department, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118 USA.

Mar 12-14 '93: Geographic Information Systems and the Advancement of Archaeological Method and Theory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Contact: Herbert D.G. Maschner, Center for Archaeological Investigations, SIU, Carbondale, IL 62901 USA, 618-453-5031Email GE2610@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU

Mar 25-28 '93: Association for Asian Studies Meetings (AAS), Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles. Panels of interest: "Korean excavations of iron armour: political and technological implications for protohistoric East Asia"; "Asian Collections in North America: history and interpretation"; "Defining Chu: Image and Reality in ancient China"; "Mapping national identities and cultural change: modern China's cores and peripheries"; "Workshops, factories, and art production in pre-modern China"; "Chinese parks as cultural space: anthropological and historical perspectives."

Apr '93: International Congress on the Archaeology of Euroasia, Ekaterinburg.
Contact: Dr. Koryakova, Urals State University, 51 Lenin Ave., Ekaterinburg, Russia. 3432-557-005; FAX 3432-555964.

Apr 3-8 '93: Japan Anthropology Work Shop (JAWS), Bamf, Alberta, Canada
Theme: "Culture in Japanese Nature: process or paradox" (as applied to Architecture, Art, Public Consumption, Philosophy, Food, Metaphor, Resource Use & Management; Science). Participation only by JAWS members; contact Dr Joy Hendry to join, c/o Dept of Social Studies, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.

Apr 12-15'93: Archaeology of Northern Pacific, Vladivostok. Sessions on: Northern Pacific in the Stone Age Epoch; Bronze Age and Paleometal Epoch; Middle Ages. Contact: Sec'y of Symposium, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology of Nations of Far East, Pushkinskaya-st., 89, Vladivostok 690600 GSP, Russia; 22-05-07; FAX 423-2-268211

Apr 13-15 '93: British Association for Japanese Studies Annual Meeting, University of Manchester. Conference theme: "Changing Social Values."

Apr 14 -18 '93: Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Meetings, Adams Mark Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, USA [Note change of dates!]

Apr 16-20 '93: 16th Annual Conference of the Association for Korean Studies (AKSE) in Europe, Humboldt University, Berlin. Contact: Mr. Roland Wein, Korea-Institut, Humboldt University, Unter den Linden 6, 0-1086 Berlin, Germany. 37-9-2093-2844; FAX 37-9-2093-2844.

Apr 26-8 May '93: Quaternary Coastal Evolution, Dakar, Senegal. Contact: Drs. J. Paul Barussear and Cyr Descamps, Université - 66860 PERPIGNAN Cedex, France. FAX 33-68-66.20.19

Jun 14-16 '93: Lithic Analysis Conference, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Theme: "The articulation of archaeological theory and lithic analysis." Contact: George H. Odell, Dept of Anthropology, Univ of Tulsa, Tulsa OK 74104 USA 918-631-3082

Jun 19-23 '93: The Alta Conference on Rock Art (ACRA), Alta, Norway. Contact: ACRA, Alta Museum, Altaveien 19, N-9500 Alta, Norway.

Jul 6-9 '93: The Human Use of Caves International Conference, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Regional summaries and thematic sessions covering Occupation Sites; Waste Disposal Sites; Ossuaries; Theatres of Ritual; Art Galleries; Storage Facilities. Contact: Christopher Smith, Dept of Archaeology, Univ of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK.

Jul 25-29 '93: UISPP Commission IV Meeting & Excursions 1993, Sydney/Canberra, Australia. The conference will include general sessons covering the broad themes of "Recording & management of archaeological data," "Quantitative & statistical methods in archaeology," and "Computing applications in Archaeology" plus special sessions on "Using images," "GIS & Computer mapping," "Shape analysis," "Computer applications" and practical workshops. Visits are arranged to ERIN, Australian Heritage Commission, Museum of Australia, Centre for Remote Sensins (U. NSW), Archaeological Computing Lab (U. Sydney), the Australian Museum and Powerhouse Museum. Contact: Trish Pemberton, USIPP93 Conference Sec'y, Prehistoric & Historical Archaeology C/- Anthropology A14, Univ. Sydney NSW 2006 Australia, or E-mail: Ian.Johnson@Antiquity.Su.Edu.Au

Jul 28-5 Aug'93: 13th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Mexico City. Main theme: "The cultural and biological dimensions of global change." Contact: Congresos 2000, Viajes Kuoni de México, Aptdo. Postal 6/856, Hamburgo No. 66, Col. Juárez 06600 México, D.F. Mexico 5-533-6337/39, 5-533-6276/79 FAX 5-511-0971, 5-207-0957.

Aug 2-7 '93: 7th International Conference on the History of East Asian Science, Osaka.
Contact: Prof. Hashimoto, 39-2 Tange, Momoyama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612 Japan.

Aug 9-14'93: UISPP Commission IV Conference: Data management, mathematical methods & computing, Blue Mountains, Australia. Contact: Ian Johnson, Prehistoric & Historical Archaeology, Univ. of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia.

Aug 22-28 '93: 34th International Congress of Asian and North African Studies (ICANAS), University of Hong Kong. Call for papers and panel proposals! Contact: Secretary-General, ICANAS Office, c/o Dept of History, Univ of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. FAX 852-517-0052 or 858-9755; E-mail: ICANAS@HKUCC.BITNET

Sep 8-10 '93: Science and Site: evaluation and conservation, Bornemouth, UK. A conference on archaeological sciences. Contact: Katherine Barker, The Joint Centre, Dept of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB UK; 0202-595273; FAX 0202-595255.

Nov 11-14 '93: 1993 Chacmool Conference: Cultural Complexity in Archaeology, Calgary. Contact: 1993 Conf. Committee, Dept. of Archaeology, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA; 403-220-5227; FAX 403-282-9567.

Nov '93: "The Grassland Ecosystem of the Mongolian Steppe." The CSCPRC will sponsor this research conference as part of its Grassland Ecosystem of the Mongolian Steppe (GEMS) Project, a collaborative research project among Chinese, Mongolian and Western scholars to examine the human and natural impacts on the grasslands. Call for papers! Contact: James Reardon-Anderson, Director, CSCPRC, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC 20418 USA. 202-334-2718; FAX 202-334-1774.

Dec '93: Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC.

Dec 13-16 '93: 15th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), Durham. Session and paper abstracts due June 1st. Contact: TAG Organising Committee, Dept of Archaeology, 46 Saddler St., Durham DH1 3NU UK.

Apr 11-13 '94: Wetland Archaeology & Nature Conservation: principles, problems & practice, University of Bristol, UK. First call for Papers. Contact Dr. Margaret Cox, Somerset Levels & Moors Archaeologist, Dept. for the Environment, Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4DY, UK. 0823-255426; FAX 0823-334346.

Apr 18-24 '94: 59th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA.

Jan 5-12 '94: 15th Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA) Congress, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Planned sessions: 1-A) Archaeology, cultural resource management and the public. 2-A) The Dating, geographic distribution and affinities of the Early Asians; 2-B) Population history of East and Southeast Asia; 2-C) Pleistocene and Early Holocene archaeology; 2-D) Palaeoenvironmental studies; 2-E) The biological anthropology of pre- and early agricultural populations; 3-A) Early farmers in southern and eastern asia; 3-B) Prehistory of Thailand: current perspectives; 3-C) West New Britain Prehistory: new data and perspectives; 3-D) Archaeological research in Polynesia and the Cook Islands; 3-E) Current research in southeast Asian protohistoric archaeology; 3-F) The rise of urbanism and states in South Asia; 4-A) Perspectives on socio-economic organisation in later Southeast Asian prehistory; 4-B) Development of socio-political complexity in the Indo-Pacific region; 4-C: Gender issues and socio-political complexity in Asia; 4-D: Identifying ethnic identify and interaction in the archaeological record; 4-E) The archaeological analysis of trade; 4-F) Botanical and related indicators of subsistence and environment; 5-A) Archaeology and sea-level change during the Holocene; 5-B) Impacts of sea level changes in SE Asia and Oceania; 6) Studies in rock art; Contact: Dr. Peter Bellwood, Dept of Prehistory & Anthropology, ANU CPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia.

Dec 4-11 '94: World Archaeological Congress, New Delhi. It's not too early to start planning to attend! Call for papers on the following themes: Concepts of Time; Archaeology as an Indicator of Trade and Contact; Language, Anthropology and Archaeology; Ethnoarchaeology; State, City and Society; The Neogene; Technological Innovations and Power; Change in Agrarian Systems; Cultural Property, Conservation and Public Awareness; Relationship between Archaeology Theory and Practice; Changing Perspectives in Historical Archaeology; The Frontiers of Landscape Archaeology: time, space and humanity; Archaeological Manifestations of Religious Traditions and Institutions on Society and Culture; Archaeological Source Material and the Reconstruction of History; Growth of Archaeology from the 18th to mid-20th centuries; The Harappan Civilization; Rock Art of Asia and the Pacific; New Archaeological Discoveries in Asia and the Pacific; Recent Advances in Scientific Techniques of Dating the Past; Recent Advances in Field Archaeological Techniques. Contact: Dr. Makkhan Lal, WAC, PO Box 112 H.P.O., Aligarh 2020001 INDIA. 571-29143 or 25546.

 

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PAPERS READ

4th International Conference of the European Association of South East Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA), 28 Sept - Oct 4 '92, IsMEO-Rome
Among a plethora of papers on Southeast Asia, the following papers on East Asia were given:

Dewall, M. Von: Bronze Age finds from interior Southeast Asia-recent Chinese surveys in the mountain ranges between Upper Mekong and Salween.
Imamura, K.: Men and Women of the ruling class of the Dian Kingdom
 

"Art, Technology, and Society in Ancient Japan,"
an international symposium on 2-3 Oct 92 was sponsored by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution and held in conjunction with the exhibition Ancient Japan.

Sahara, Makoto: Pictorial representation in Japan before Buddhism
Ikawa-Smith, Fumiko: The peopling of the Japanese archipelago
Kobayashi, Tatsuo: Form and spirit in Jomon-period design
Suzuki, Kimio: Prehistoric lacquer manufacture in Japan
Kanaseki, Hiroshi: Folk masquerading as birds depicted on the surface of Yayoi pottery
Kuraku, Yoshiyuki: Technology of the Yayoi period
Barnes, Gina L.: Chokkomon and the art of death in Kofun-period Japan
Machida, Akira: Fujinoki Kofun and Takamatsuzuka Kofun
 

"Substance and Symbolism in Chinese Art and Culture,"
a one-day symposium honoring the late Schuyler V.R. Cammann, 24 Oct 92, New York City. Organized by the Institute for Asian Studies and the Newark Museum. Anthropological papers were:

Bodde, Derk: Dichotomies in Chinese civlization
Brill, Robert: Recent scientific investigations of Asian glass
 

"The Human Form: Past and Present,"
a one-day symposium organized at the George R. Gardiner Museum, Toronto. The 'past' papers were given by:

Proctor, Patti: Chinese tomb figurines and human representation through the ages
Barnes, Gina L.: Haniwa humans: funerary sculptures of protohistoric Japan


"Meeting Points of Chinese Art and Non-Chinese Art," a symposium organized by Nancy Steinhardt of the University of Pennsylvania on 31 Oct 92.

Paludan, Ann: Foreign influences on Northern Song tomb statuary
Baker, Janet: The relationship of narrative text and pictorial composition in three late 6th-century murals at Dunhuang
Howard, Angela: A gilt bronze from the Nanzhao Kingdom of Yunnan: hybrid art from the southwestern frontier
Karetsky, Patricia: Foreign influences in Tang art and culture
 

Prehistoric Mongoloid Dispersals Symposium 1992, 16-21 November.
Organized by T. Akazawa, University Museum, University of Tokyo. The conference schedule of ca. 45 papers is listed in Mongoroido 13: 45-47.

Introduction: (4 papers) including:
Wolpoff, M.H.: Multi-regional evolution: the case for ancient Mongoloid origins
Panel: "The Evolution and Dispersals of Mongoloid Populations in E. Asia" (10 papers) including:

Brace, C.L.: The Mesolithic milieu and its role in maximizing human biological diversity
Dodo, Y. and Ishida, H.: Jomon, Yayoi and their descendants: cranial nonmetric evidence for the population history of Japan
Baba, H.: Minatogawa man and the evolution of Late Pleistocene man in East Asia
Olsen, J.W.: Regional diversity in the Paleolithic of China
Han, Kangxin: The physical character of the ancient population of China
Juji, T. and Tokunaga, K.: On the origin and dispersal of East Asian populations as viewed from HLA haplotypes
Horai, S.: Molecular evolution and dispersals of Mongoloid populations inferred from mitochondrial DNA
Panel: "Dispersals into the Far North-Siberia and Alaska" (10 papers) including:
Szathmary, E.: Ancient migrations from Asia to North America
Yi, S.B.: Towards an explanation of the Northeast Asian Paleolithic
Sagawa, M.: The earliest human occupation in Siberia
Ono, Y. et al.: The last glacial fauna, flora and paleoenvironments in eastern Asia
Fukuda, M.: The last glacial paleoenvironment of Siberia
Guthrie, R.D.: The ecological context of northern dispersals into the New World

Panel: "Mongoloid Dispersals into the Americas" (11 papers)

Panel: "Mongoloid Dispersals into the Pacific" (11 papers)
 

Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) Conference, 14-17 December 1992, Southampton, UK

Tsude, Hiroshi: Archaeological theory in Japan
Zhang, Zhi: A review of Chinese archaeology
 

International Symposium on Austronesian Studies relating to Taiwan, 29-31 December 1992, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei

Block, Maurice: The symbolism of tombs and houses in Austronesian society
Fox, James J.: Origin structures and systems of precedence in the comparative study of Austronesian societies
Suenari, Michio: Sinicization and descent systems-the introduction of ancestral tablets among the Puyuma and Saisiayat in Taiwan
Huang, Ying-kuei: The 'great men' model among the Bunun of Taiwan
Matsuzawa, Kazuka: Social and ritual power of Paiwan chiefs-a view study to Borneo and Polynesia society
Chiang, Bien: House in Paiwan society
Chang, Wendy Hui-tuan: From ritual to festival-changes of ilisin among the Amis
Chang, K.C.: Taiwan Strait archaeology and proto-austronesian
Tsang, Cheng-hwa: New archaeological data from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and their implications for the controversy about the Austronesian homeland
Solheim, Wilhelm G. II: The Nusantao and prehistoric contacts among the peoples of Southeast Asia, coastal China, Korea and Japan
Meacham, William: Austronesian origins and the peopling of Taiwan
Kirch, Patrick V.: The Lapita culture of western Melanesia in the context of Austronesian origins and dispersal
Pietrusewsky, Michael: Taiwan aboriginals, Asians and Pacific islanders-a multivariate investigation of skulls
Sung, Wen-hsun: The megalithic culture of the east coast of Taiwan
Chen, Yu-mei: People and house-an ethnoarchaeological example from the Yami on Orchid Island, Taiwan
Benedict, Paul: Extra-Austronesian evidence for Formosan etyma
Starosta, Stanley: A grammatical subgrouping of Formosan languages
Wolff, John: The position of the Austronesian languages of Taiwan within the Austronesian group
Blust, Robert: The position of the Formosan languages-method and theory in Austronesian comparative lnguistics
Li, Paul: Formosan vs. non-Formosan features in some Austronesian languages in Taiwan
Tsuchida, Shigeru: Alienable and inalienable distinction in Puyuma
Ross, Malcolm: Reconstruction of Proto-Austronesian verbal morphology-evidence from Taiwan
Ho, Dah-an: Correspondences among Proto-Atayalic, Proto-Tsouic and Proto-Paiwanic
 

British Association for Korean Studies Korean Material Culture Study Day, 13 Feb 93, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Organised by Ms. Beth McKillop at the V&A, the symposium included the following papers on early Korea:

Bailey, Lisa: Crowning glory-head ornamentation during the Three Kingdoms period
Barnes, Gina: Protohistoric armour from the Korean peninsula
Biolley, Jehanne de: Glass vessels from Silla tombs in the Kyongju areas and their origins
Harrell, Mark: Buddhist art of the United Silla period

 

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ASIAN SCHOLARS ABROAD:

 

Prof. M. Ogawa, Palaeolithic specialist in the Faculty of Arts, Naruto University of Education, Naruto, Tokushima, Japan, is visiting Paris until April '93.
 

Mr. GAO Xing, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been a visiting scholar in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona from September 1992. Mr. Gao is a Paleolithic archaeologist and will be working with John Olsen on developing new research strategies to be employed at Zhoukoudian as well as studying American archaeological method and theory.

 

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ASIAN-LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

Nara Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyujo (1992) Asuka no Kobo [Workshops of Asuka]. Nara: Asuka Shiryokan.

Mongoroido [Prehistoric Mongoloid Dispersals] No. 15

Ritsuryo Shakai no Kokogaku-teki Kenkyu: Hokuriku o butai toshite [Archaeological Investigations into Nara society-from the perspective of Hokuriku], by UNO Takao. Toyama-shi: Kashiwa Shobo, 1991.
 

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