Yan Wenming
Chinese archaeologist (1932–2024)
Yan Wenming | |||||||
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严文明 | |||||||
Born | October 1932 Huarong County, Hunan, China | ||||||
Died | 14 April 2024(2024-04-14) (aged 91) Beijing, China | ||||||
Occupation | Archaeologist | ||||||
Academic background | |||||||
Alma mater | Peking University | ||||||
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Discipline | Archaeology | ||||||
Sub-discipline | Neolithic | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 嚴文明 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 严文明 | ||||||
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Yan Wenming (Chinese: 严文明; October 1932 – 14 April 2024) was a Chinese archaeologist who was a professor at Peking University.[1] He was vice president of the Chinese Society of Archaeology [zh].
Biography
Yan was born in Huarong County, Hunan, in October 1932.[2] After graduating from the History Department of Peking University in 1958, he stayed for teaching.[2] He was promoted to full professor in December 1986 and to doctoral supervisor in 1990.[2]
On 14 April 2024, he died in Beijing, at the age of 91.[2][3]
Publications
- 仰韶文化研究 [Research on Yangshao Culture] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2009. ISBN 9787501026944.
- 足迹 考古随感录 [Footprints: Archaeological Essays] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2011. ISBN 9787501032266.
- 中国新石器时代 [The Neolithic Age in China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787501052325.
- 长江文明的曙光 [The Dawn of the Yangtze River Civilization] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2020. ISBN 9787501066995.
- 丹霞集—考古学拾零 [Collections of Danxia] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2020. ISBN 9787501062393.
- 耕耘记——流水年华 [Record of Cultivation: Flowing Years] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2021. ISBN 9787501072293.
- 中国史前艺术 [Prehistoric Art of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2022. ISBN 9787501077731.