---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for Chinese Studies Newsletter http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 7 Jan 2002 (from IGCS co-editor Sarah Talbot) New in IGCS - Archaeology: Yi-Luo River Collaborative Archaeological Survey Ed./Corp.: Yi-Luo River Collaborative Archaeological Survey URL: http://www.archaeology.latrobe.edu.au/research/survey/index.htm Language: English. Self description: "This project aims to articulate processes underlying the evolution of ancient societies in the Yi-Luo River valley, western Henan province, where the earliest Chinese states emerged. The primary investigation uses regional archaeological survey to investigate changing settlement patterns. This survey is integrated with geo-archaeological, ethnobotanical and ethnozoological studies. The data collected is being used to assess changes in population, environmental parameters, land use and agricultural production." Description: Well-designed site outlining archaeological survey programme in western Henan Province. Methodological information provided, together with aerial photographs marked with resulting sites from Peligang to Zhou periods. Site contents: Introduction, Survey Area, Survey Team, Field Strategy, Lab Work, Results, Links, Home. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINESE STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ An archive of this list as well as an subscribe/unsubscribe facility is available at: http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/archives/igcs-l.html