Assistant Professor, Nanjing University
Lab Name：
Liangren Lab
Homepage
https://history.nju.edu.cn/zlr/main.htm
zhlr@nju.edu.cn
Research
Archaeology of Northwest China
Archaeology of Iran and Russia
Ceramics of China and West Asia
Early use of soil
Number of Participants
2 students
Biography
Archaeologist, with research focus on Bronze Age archaeology in Northwest China, Russia, and Iran. Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, he had directed a field project in Iran and Russia especially. Together with graduate students, he is exploring a number of frontier fields, including ceramics, economic archaeology, early use of soil, archaeology of food. He is currently running a major project 'Ancient Ceramic Exchanges between China and West Asia: Trade, Imitation and Innovation', funded by the National Foundation for Social Sciences. He has published more than 50 papers in domestic and foreign journals, a monograph 'Ancient Metallurgy and Society' and an anthology 东学西问 (Learn the East, Ask the East).
What You Can Expect in the Project
Participation in archaeological excavation
Participation in ceramic research
Participation in study of the early use of soil