The Institute of Archaeology (IA;
Chinese: 中国社会科学院考古研究所) is a constituent institute of the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), based in
Beijing, China. It was founded on 1 August 1950, as part of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its original 20 or so researchers came from the Beiping Research Academy and the Institute of History and Philology,
Academia Sinica of the
Republic of China. In 1977, the institute became part of the newly established CASS.[1][2]
Academic departments
Department of Prehistoric Archaeology,[3] established 1953[1]
Department of Xia, Shang and Zhou Archaeology,[3] established 1953[1]
Research Department of Han to Tang Archaeology,[3] established 1953[1]
Research Center for Frontier Archaeology and Foreign Archaeology,[3] established 2002[1]
Center for Scientific Archaeology,[3] established 1995[1]
Center for Archaeological Data and Information,[3] established 1996[1]
In addition, the Research Center for Ancient Civilizations and the Conservation and Research Center of Cultural Heritage are also affiliated with IA CASS. The institute is also responsible for the Department of Archaeology of the
Graduate School of CASS.[3]
Journals
The institute publishes several academic journals in Chinese:[2]