The Origin of Chinese Cultural Genes: An Archaeological Perspective

About Shengqian Chen

Shengqian Chen is a professor and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Archaeology and Museum at the School of History Renmin University of China. Born in Jiayu Hubei in 1972. In 1993 he graduated from the School of Archaeology Jilin University with a bachelor's degree. In 1996 he graduated from the Department of Archaeology of Peking University with a master's degree. In 1998 he went to the Southern Methodist University of the United States to study for a doctor's degree under Dr. Fred Wendorf former president of Society for American Archaeology and Dr. Lewis R. Binford the leader of New Archaeology. In 2004 he received a doctor's degree. His main research fields include archaeological theory prehistoric archaeology stone tools analysis etc. His works include Prehistoric Modernization Thinking Archaeology Learning Archaeology Human Questioning etc. and his translations include In Pursuit of the Past: Decoding the Archaeological Record Archaeology: Key Concepts Thinking Small: Global Perspectives on Microlithization etc.