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| Society for East Asian Archaeology | |
|---|---|
| Name | Society for East Asian Archaeology |
| Formation | 1990s |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | International |
| Region served | East Asia |
| Languages | English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Leader title | President |
Society for East Asian Archaeology is an international learned society that promotes archaeological research, heritage conservation, and academic exchange focused on East Asia, encompassing China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, and regions influenced by East Asian cultures. The society fosters links among scholars from institutions such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, National Taiwan University, Australian National University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Princeton University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, University College London, The British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Getty Research Institute, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Rijksmuseum, Musée Guimet, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
The society emerged from networks formed at conferences such as International Congress of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences, World Archaeological Congress, European Association of Archaeologists, and regional meetings like Northeast Asian Archaeology Conference and symposia at Beijing Museum of Natural History, Kyoto National Museum, National Museum of Korea, Shanghai Archaeology Forum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum. Founders included scholars affiliated with Peking University, Kyoto University, Seoul National University, University of Tokyo, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Australian National University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Smithsonian Institution, British Museum, Leiden University, University of Copenhagen, University of Hong Kong, who coordinated projects inspired by excavations at Banpo, Anyang, Sanxingdui, Takayasu, Sannai-Maruyama, Jeulmun Pottery Period sites. Early initiatives responded to debates exemplified by work on Yangshao culture, Longshan culture, Liao civilization, Jomon period, Mumun pottery tradition, Gojoseon, and paleogenetic studies linked to Y-chromosome haplogroup O and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups research.
The society's mission aligns with goals of fostering comparative research among scholars from China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Russia (Far East), and diasporic communities in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, by promoting interdisciplinary collaboration across teams at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Institute of Archaeology (CASS), Nanjing Museum, Tokyo National Museum, Korean National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, National Museum of Mongolia. Objectives emphasize ethical fieldwork consistent with conventions like UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1970 UNESCO Convention, and engagement with heritage bodies such as ICOMOS, UNESCO, ICOM, and national ministries including Ministry of Culture and Tourism (China), Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Korea).
Membership includes professors, postdoctoral researchers, curators, field archaeologists, and students from universities and museums like Peking University, Tsinghua University, Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, National Museum of Korea, Freer Gallery of Art, Rockefeller University collaborators and independent scholars. Governance follows a board model with elected officers drawn from institutions such as University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Stanford University, Australian National University, Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Korean National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Japanese Archaeological Association, and regional representatives from Mongolian Academy of Sciences, National Taiwan University, Vietnam National Museum of History.
Annual and biennial meetings rotate among host institutions including Peking University, Kyoto University, Seoul National University, National Taiwan University, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Australian National University, and partnership events with World Archaeological Congress, European Association of Archaeologists, International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences, International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East for comparative sessions on topics such as rice domestication in East Asia, bronze metallurgy, silk road archaeology, maritime trade in the South China Sea, and zooarchaeology projects linked to Stable isotope analysis labs at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and University of Cambridge.
The society publishes a peer-reviewed journal and monograph series supported by presses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Brill, Springer Nature, University of Hawai'i Press, and partners with museum catalogues from The British Museum, Tokyo National Museum, National Palace Museum (Taiwan). Awards recognize excellence in fieldwork, conservation, and publication, often named in honor of figures associated with institutions like Harvard University, Peking University, Kyoto University, Seoul National University, Smithsonian Institution, and linked to prizes such as those administered by Society for American Archaeology, European Association of Archaeologists, and national academies including Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Major projects include collaborative excavations and surveys with Institute of Archaeology (CASS), Kyoto University, Seoul National University, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Korea, National Museum of China, comparative study programs with Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, University of Oxford, Cambridge University, Harvard University, Stanford University, and capacity-building workshops with UNESCO, ICOMOS, Korean Cultural Heritage Administration, Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, and regional NGOs. The society has facilitated data-sharing platforms interoperable with repositories at Digital Archaeological Record, Open Context, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and collaborative labs at University College London and University of Cambridge.
Scholarly reception notes the society's role in bridging institutional networks across China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and European research centers including Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, British Museum, Smithsonian Institution, influencing research on topics like Jomon period, Yangshao culture, Longshan culture, Sanxingdui, Anyang, Goryeo, Yayoi period, Mumun pottery tradition, Silk Road, and prompting methodological exchanges in archaeometry, radiocarbon dating collaborations with Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, ancient DNA initiatives with Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, and conservation partnerships with ICOMOS and UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Critics from some national academies have debated issues tied to repatriation and excavation policies with ministries such as Ministry of Culture and Tourism (China), Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Korea), while proponents in universities and museums emphasize the society's facilitation of international peer review and training.
Category:Archaeological organizations