Whether a discipline is really strong or not depends on the gathering of talents. Since its establishment, Peking University Archaeology has paid attention to the training of teachers, and now the Institute of Archaeology and Culture has a strong faculty. Over the past 50 years, the archaeological community has gradually formed a stable team of teachers. Among them, the leaders of various research directions over 60 years old are the top figures in this research direction in China, serving as the director, executive director, vice chairman and chairman of the China Archaeological Society respectively; The textbooks they compiled have also been used by other universities for many years; The young and middle-aged teachers they brought out gradually emerged in their respective research fields, and formed a good echelon, with a strong lineup, which was unique among universities in the country. The discipline distribution of the Institute of Archaeology and Culture is relatively complete, which is rare in China. The Institute of Archaeology and Culture offers more than 0/00 courses/kloc, which is the largest among the related majors in colleges and universities in China, and many of them are pioneering in China. Some teaching materials have also been adopted by related majors in colleges and universities across the country.

Over the past 50 years, the Institute of Archaeology and Culture has made full use of the advantages of Peking University comprehensive university, trained thousands of middle and high-level professionals engaged in cultural relics and archaeology for the country, accumulated rich teaching experience, and built a team of teachers with expertise and echelon equipment, including more than 20 experts and professors with deep attainments and a certain reputation in related fields at home and abroad. These experts have been in the forefront of archaeology in China for a long time. They have not only made great contributions to archaeology in China, but now they are all over the world. Su, Su Bai, Zou Heng and Li are outstanding representatives.

The discipline theory founded by Mr. Su has promoted archaeological discoveries and research throughout the country. Since 1934, Mr. Su has been engaged in field investigation in Weihe River Basin, Shaanxi Province, and participated in the excavation of Doujitai cemetery in Baoji. In his report "Tombs in the Eastern District of Doujitaigou" (1948), he analyzed the characteristics of Zhou and Qin culture and put forward the problems of pre-Qin culture. From 65438 to 0950, he participated in the excavation of the Warring States Tomb in Huixian County, Henan Province and the compilation of the excavation report in Huixian County. From 65438 to 0954, he presided over the excavation of Zhongzhou Road (west section) in Luoyang, which was a basic and meaningful work to understand the material and cultural characteristics and development stages of Yangshao culture, Shang Yin, Zhou and Han Tang dynasties in Luoyang. In the conclusion of the report "Zhongzhou Road (West Section) in Luoyang" (1959), he used the methods of stratigraphy and typology to theoretically discuss the stages and nature of Yangshao culture and several different cultural remains of Shang, Zhou, Han and Tang Dynasties. Among them, the study on the stages of Eastern Zhou tombs laid the foundation for establishing the dating scale of Eastern Zhou tombs in the Central Plains. From 1957 to 1960, he successively presided over the excavation of Shang and Zhou sites in Handan City, Hebei Province, Longshan Site in Guitai, Hu Quan Village Site in Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province, Yuan Jun Temple Cemetery in Luoyang City and Wangwan Site in Luoyang City. These works are of great academic value for revealing the characteristics and types of Yangshao culture and Longshan culture in the Neolithic age in the Central Plains. His academic papers, Some Questions about Yangshao Culture, Floristic Types of Archaeological Culture, and New Topics of Archaeological Typology, made a tentative analysis of the origin, characteristics and development approaches of some archaeological cultures, and put forward unique views on the regional distribution pattern and system of Neolithic culture in China, which endowed the significance of research methods and had a wide influence in the archaeological community [].

Mr. Su Bai is the pioneer of archaeology and Buddhist archaeology in the history of China. He has presided over the archaeological practice of Peking University Cave Temple site for many times, and conducted surveying and mapping or local surveying and mapping, recording and research on major grottoes in China. 1959 also participated in the investigation of Tibetan cultural relics. Mr. Su Bai made a comprehensive study of tombs in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties by typology, which laid a foundation for studying the evolution of tomb system, hierarchy system and changes in social life in this period. At the same time, he made a systematic study of the urban sites in this period in combination with literature records. Put forward the development and evolution of capital structure at that time. Mr. Su Bai has made many special studies on the archaeology of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, among which the book "The Tomb of the Song Dynasty in Baisha" (1957) is an important work of the archaeology of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and has successfully used the research method of combining literature research with archaeological objects. In the aspect of Buddhist archaeology, Mr. Su Bai creatively used archaeological methods to study the remains of China Cave Temple. Mr. Su Bai's main academic works are: Research on China Cave Temple (monograph), Archaeology of Tibetan Buddhism (monograph) and Engraving Printing in Tang and Song Dynasties (monograph); The layout and content of the murals of Tang tombs in Luoyang City and Mangling and An areas in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the preliminary study on the types of Sui and Tang city sites, etc. , has become a classic work of archaeology in the historical period.

Mr. Zou Heng is known as the "First Archaeologist of Shang and Zhou Dynasties" and enjoys a high reputation in international academic circles. From 65438 to 0952, after graduating from university, Mr. Zou Heng was admitted to the archaeology major to study for an associate doctoral student, and he was the first archaeological graduate student in New China. For more than 50 years, he has been engaged in the teaching and research of Xia, Shang and Zhou archaeology, and has made pioneering contributions to the archaeological work of Shang and Zhou dynasties. On the basis of a large number of field archaeological practices, he founded the system and basic framework of Xia, Shang and Zhou archaeology, and put forward a series of academic viewpoints that shocked the world archaeological and historical circles. For example, the paper puts forward that Erlitou culture is Xia culture, Zhengzhou Mall is Shang Tang, and culture is transformed from Zhou Culture. The Erlitou site in Henan (1 4) belongs to Xia culture for the first time, and the Yin ruins are divided into cultural stages for the first time. The ruins of the capital city of Yan State and Jin State in the Western Zhou Dynasty were discovered, which guided and participated in the archaeological excavations of important sites such as the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Hou Cemetery. His major works include Archaeology of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Selected Works of Archaeology of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Tianma-Qucun 1980- 1989, etc. And participated in the compilation of General History of China edited by Bai Shouyi. Among them, The Archaeological Collection of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties is regarded by the academic circles as "a milestone in the study of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in the second half of the 20th century".

Mr Yan Wenming is a famous Neolithic archaeological expert in China. Since 1958, I have been engaged in archaeological teaching and research for a long time, which is closely combined with field archaeology. In teaching, eight courses are offered, including Neolithic Archaeology, China Archaeology (I), Field Archaeology, Introduction to Archaeology, Archaeological Theory and Methods, most of which are offered for the first time. It has trained dozens of masters, doctors, postdoctoral researchers and international students, and won the first prize of Peking University Teaching. In field archaeology, Mr. Yan Wenming presided over or participated in dozens of archaeological excavations, such as Wang Wan in Luoyang, Baligang in Dengzhou, Beizhuang in Changdao, Shandong, and Wannian Fairy Cave in Jiangxi. He discovered the earliest remains of pottery and rice farming in China, revealed various settlement sites in Neolithic Age and Bronze Age, and provided rich material for restoring the prehistoric and early history of China. In terms of scientific research, firstly, a comprehensive plan for the division and division of Neolithic culture in China was put forward, and the main cultures such as agricultural occurrence, settlement form evolution, civilization origin, Yangshao culture and Longshan culture were deeply studied, and a relatively complete Neolithic archaeological system in China was initially established. It also enriches and develops basic theories such as archaeological typology and archaeological culture. His published works include Research on Yangshao Culture (1989), Ancient Times (co-author, 1994), Archaeology Towards the 20th Century (1997) and Essays on Prehistoric Archaeology (1997).

Since 196 1, Mr. Li has been teaching China archaeology in Peking University, participating in the establishment and improvement of the teaching system of China archaeology related courses, and training more than 30 master's and doctoral students. 1993, awarded the second prize of excellent teaching achievement by the Ministry of Education. Mr. Li has participated in and presided over the excavations in Erlitou, Yanshi, Henan, Yin Ruins in Xiaotun, Anyang, Jinhou Cemetery in Quwo, Shanxi, Wucheng in Jiangxi, Panlongcheng in Hubei and Liuwan in Qinghai. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Li has published more than 60 academic papers focusing on teaching, and made in-depth research on Xia culture, Shang culture, Western Zhou Jin culture, Yan culture and bronze culture in the north and south of China. There is a monograph "Study on the Structure System of Bronze Culture in China", which systematically outlines the network system of China bronze culture centered on Xia, Shang and Zhou cultures, and discusses the origin and development process of Chinese civilization. From 65438 to 0995, Mr. Li put forward the analysis method of cultural factors in archaeological research, which was paid attention to by academic circles and widely used. In the same year, he served as the chief scientist and deputy head of the expert group of the "Xia, Shang and Zhou Dating Project", a national key scientific and technological project in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. In 2000, he also participated in the work of the national tenth five-year plan scientific and technological key project "Chinese civilization traceability project: a study on the formation and early development of Chinese civilization". In 2000, he became the director of Peking University China Archaeological Research Center, the key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education.

They have not only made outstanding contributions to the archaeological cause in China, but also spread all over the world.

Peking University Institute of Archaeology and Culture not only has the lofty aspirations of the older generation of scholars, but also young and middle-aged teachers are outstanding in various fields. At present, the Institute of Archaeology and Culture has professors 19 (including doctoral supervisors 16), associate professors 12 and lecturers 9. There are also two visiting professors and two part-time professors. The academic tradition of the older generation of scholars has been truly reproduced in them. Through teaching and scientific research, they are realizing the inheritance of archaeology in China.

For a long time, they persisted in the field archaeology, and many touching stories emerged. Professor Liu Xu, Professor Zhao Hua Cheng and Professor Wang Xun are typical representatives. Although they are sick, they always insist on guiding students at the archaeological site, which not only ensures the smooth progress of teaching, but also makes major archaeological discoveries frequently. Professor Liu Xu has been in charge of the field archaeology practice course since he graduated from school in 1985, and has accumulated more than 10 years of field work experience. 1997, the archaeological excavation of the capital of Yan State in Liu Lihe, Beijing, which he presided over won the National Cultural Heritage Administration Prize for Excellent Sites; 1999 won the first prize of Beijing teaching achievement. In the "Top Ten Teachers of Peking University" election in 2002, he topped the list with 2 16 votes. In 2006, Professor Zhao Hua Cheng won the highest honor of "Top Ten Educational Talents in China".

In the days of field archaeology, the teachers and students of the Institute of Archaeology and Culture also forged a deep friendship with the local villagers. In the summer vacation of 2007, more than 20 teachers and students of the college excavated in Buyao Village, Lincheng Town, Lincheng County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. On the night of August 26, a villager's home caught fire because of the burning of wire rubber. Under the leadership of Professor Wang Xun, the team leader, the teachers and students of the college quickly rushed to the fire, carried water and put out the fire together with the villagers, and rushed into the fire several times to save property. After more than two hours of fire fighting, most of the villagers' property was saved, and none of the villagers, teachers and students involved in the fire fighting were killed or injured. On the second day, the village committee of Buyao Village, on behalf of more than 2,000 villagers in the village, presented a banner to the archaeological team of the Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Relics with the words "The house is put out in the middle of the night, and the villagers know it". The leaders of Lincheng county government also went to Buyao village to express their gratitude to the teachers and students of the Institute of Archaeology and Culture, and to express their condolences to the archaeological team for sending rice, flour, grain and oil and other materials. The behavior of teachers and students in the Institute of Archaeology and Culture has aroused great repercussions in the society, and has also been commended by Peking University.