The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from the People's Republic of China

Survey of the most spectacular recent finds in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and their role in reshaping the history of civilization in ancient China. Catalogue for exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Asian Art Museum San Francisco. More than 175 objects from four historical periods and in numerous media represent important early sites and a diversity of cultures located outside the central Yellow River area are included. Lavishly illustrated.