Pei Wenzhong (1904-1982), the founder of Chinese prehistoric archaeology, established its theoretical system and for over 50 years devoted himself to its research. He began in 1928 with the excavation of Choukoutien and the next year discovered the first skull fossil of Peking Man. His assiduous research, extensive scientific knowledge, keen discernment, and concrete work methods yielded great gains that are now an established part of Chinese archaeological research.
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Paleontological Writings of Pei Wenzhong
Pei Wenzhong
This book presents posthumously four research papers by the pioneer Chinese paleontologist Pei Wenzhong (1904-1982), mostly from the 1930s. The first chapter introduces Paleolithic art from European sites. Subsequent chapters give detailed technical descriptions of the formation, cultural findings, and fossils of principal Paleolithic sites in China, especially the Lower Paleolithic Choukoutien Peking Man site discovered in 1929 and the millennia later Upper Paleolithic Hetao (Ordos) Man site of the...
