It can be said that the Department of Chinese Studies of Peking University, the predecessor of Peking University's archaeology major, was established at the end of 192 1 and later renamed as the College of Literature. It can be said that it was the earliest humanistic academic research institution established and successfully operated in modern China. 1922, the archaeological laboratory was established in the Department of Chinese Studies and is an important source of archaeology in China. 1952 established the archaeology major in the history department, which was the earliest archaeology major established in China universities.
Professional overview:
Archaeology is an important part of historical science and belongs to humanities. Simply put, archaeology is a science that studies the history of ancient society according to the physical objects left by ancient humans.
These physical materials include all kinds of relics and relics, most of which are buried underground. Through complex work such as mining, identification and classification, these physical data can be collected systematically and completely. Therefore, the basic methods of archaeological research are field investigation and excavation.
Archaeology can be divided into prehistoric archaeology, historical archaeology, field archaeology and various thematic archaeology according to the age range, specific objects and means and methods used in archaeological research.
Through the study of specialized courses, we can not only master the basic theories, methods and skills of archaeology, understand the interdisciplinary development trend of archaeology and the general situation of archaeology in the world, but also be familiar with the development history and research status of archaeology in China. You can also greatly enrich your knowledge by studying China history, world history and paleoanthropology.