“第八届中国社会科学院考古学论坛·2008年中国考古新发现”纪要

A Summary of "The Eighth Archaeological Fo-rum of CASS:New Archaeological Discoveries in China during 2008"

To exhibit the major achievements in 2008 field archaeological excavations and studies of China and to advance academic exchange and the development of Chinese antiquarian and archaeological undertakings,"The Eighth Archaeological Forum of CASS: New Archaeological Discoveries in China during 2008" was held in Beijing on January 13 2009.At the meeting six scholars gave lectures on the Neolithic Yangguanzhai site in Gaoling County of Shaanxi,the Mogou cemetery of Qijia culture in Lintan County of Gansu,the Haimenkou site in Jianchuan County of Yunnan,the Liujiazhuang North Locus site within the Yin Ruins in Anyang City of Henan,Tomb Shuangdun-1 of the Spring-and-Autumn period in Bengbu City of Anhui and the tomb-garden site of the Liao Dynasty ancestral mausoleum in Barin Left Banner of Inner Mongolia.Six famous scholars were invited to give comments on the above new archaeological discoveries,and discussions were organized on those topics.