中国考古学学科发展调研报告

During the Ninth Five Year Plan period, Archaeology in China, especially in those of the Stone Age, the Xia Shang and Zhou period and the Qin - Han and the following periods, witnessed important achievements. In the following Tenth Five Year Plan period, more archaeological work should be done in the field of the origin of hu- mankind, the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Age, settlement pattern studies, the origin of ancient Chinese civilization, ancient cities, burial system, ritual and religious remains, craft production remains and regional cultures and cultural ex- changes between China and abroad etc. Multi - disciplinary studies should be strength- ened during this period.