New in Pitt Archaeology

Ongoing faculty research projects in China and Siberia are adding an exciting Old World comparative perspective to study of prehistoric complex societies at the University of Pittsburgh. Through this project, Pitt students are exploring such issues as the origins of social complexity, long-term societal evolution, and craft specialization and political power in nomadic societies.

Faculty Specializing in Asian Archaeology

Katheryn Linduff (PhD, University of Pittsburgh):
ancient China, pastoral societies, societal
evolution, state formation, material culture,
nomads, frontiers. Current research: China.
See: www.pitt.edu/~chifeng

Robert Drennan (PhD, University of Michigan):
ancient China, pastoral societies, societal
evolution, state formation, material culture,
nomads, frontiers. Current research: China, Colombia.

Faculty Specializing in Russian Archaeology

Bryan K. Hanks (PhD, University of Cambridge):
Russian archaeology, Bronze and Iron Age societies, nomads and pastoralists, zooarchaeology, funerary studies, Eurasian steppe, social organization of early metal production. Current research: central Asia.
See: web.mac.com/bkhanks

Related Faculty

Anthony Barbieri-Low, assistant professor: China
Nicole Constable, professor: China
Vijay Singh, professor, sociology: India
Cecile Sun, professor, East Asian languages: China

Selected Course Offerings

Ancient Cities
Gender and Chinese Archaeology
Cultural Anthropology of Ancient China
Archaeology of Northeast China
Early Chinese Art and Ritual Practice

Asian Studies Program

Designated a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education, the Asian Studies Program coordinates the activities of more than 50 Pitt faculty members active in Asian and East Asian area studies. This program offers archeology students a certificate program in Asian studies, Chinese Presidential Fellowship, fellowships for language training, and small grants for travel.