2008年5月21日至26日，史前考古研究室成员和夏商周研究室的部分同志前往辽宁省大连小珠山贝丘遗址发掘工地进行学术研讨活动。此次活动为史前考古研究室的年度学术活动之一，考察了大连黄海沿岸的广鹿岛史前遗址，并主要在小珠山遗址的发掘现场讨论小珠山遗址发掘的重要意义，探讨贝丘遗址的性质，以及对不同地区和国家的贝丘遗址进行比较，提出了贝丘遗址的不同发掘方法和......

 
Mount Sanqingshan National Park in Jiangxi province has become another of China's natural scenic spots to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.The World Heritage Committee agreed on Monday to add the park to its natural sites' list, taking the number of such sites in China to 37. The park has a unique array of forested, fantastically shaped ......

 
     The Legal Affairs Office of the State Council released the draft of a regulation on the protection of historical cities, towns and villages on Thursday for public comment. 
    The draft aims at better conservation and management of these sites, which are part of China's cultural heritage. 
    The State Council published its first list of 9......

 
 
    The Luojiaba site in Xuanhan, was the largest, richest and best preserved pre-Qin site in the north-eastern Sichuan province. The phase III excavation at the site was commenced on June 3.  Archaeologists from the entire province have excavated 500 square metres in more than 40 days. 15 tombs of the Warring State period had been discovered a......

 
The first maritime museum of China, displaying the country's maritime culture, history and technology, will open Monday in Shanghai.
The China Maritime Museum, covering 24,000 square meters in Lingang New City, showcases 20,000 exhibited items in six categories, including history, ships, ports, maritime safety, mariner and military navigation.
Be......

     破坏历史文物、搞房地产开发，与争名人故里的发展思路本质上是相同的，都是GDP焦虑的产物。
    就在各地纷纷争名人故里、向历史古迹要经济之际，有些地方却反其道而行之，强拆历史遗址，新建现代高楼大厦。据《人民日报》报道，江苏镇江13座宋元粮仓在挖掘机的不停施工中，遭到巨大毁坏。取而代之的将是一个大型商住楼盘“如意江南”。
    眼看着一项考古“新发现”尚未......

 
山东省济宁市历山西遗址发掘现场
 

 
山东省济宁市历山西遗址发掘现场局部--车辙
 
　　8月中旬，山东省济宁市文物局全面启动日照—菏泽输油管线济宁段覆压文物点的考古发掘工作。 　　为确保地下文物安全，更好地对日照—菏泽输油管线济宁段覆压文物遗址进行研究和保护， 4月初，济宁市文物局配合省考古研究所完成了山东日照--菏泽原油管道济宁段覆压文物点的重点考古勘探......

 
考古人员在进行挖掘工作。本报记者 杨天啸 摄
 

挖出的文物。本报记者 杨天啸 摄
 
    （记者彭扬）昨天上午，房山区长阳镇军留庄村附近一工地内，工人挖地基时发现一处古墓。目前，该工地已部分停工。市文物研究所、房山区文委及长阳镇文体中心人员赶到现场考察后初步判断，该墓为汉代家族墓；具体年代等，需待发掘结束后方能再行鉴定。
    昨天上午，古墓所在的工地已部......

    清华大学于2008年7月接受海外校友捐赠的一批战国竹简，共有2388枚（包括少数残断简，估计原有整简约在1700枚至1800枚左右），被学术界称为“清华简”。
    这批竹简在入藏清华大学前由香港中文大学张光裕教授进行了鉴定工作，2008年10月14日，由清华大学、北京大学、复旦大学、吉林大学、武汉大学、中山大学、香港中文大学和国家文物局、中国文化遗产研究院、上海博物馆、......

 
Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world: a life-size clay soldier poised for battle.
The diggers notified Chinese authorities, who dispatched government archaeologists to the site.
They found not one, but thousands of clay soldiers, each with unique f......