Welcome to the Society for East Asian Archaeology
The Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA) is a non-governmental organization established to:
- Further research in the field of East Asian Archaeology
- Support quality research and international collaboration
- Provide publishing opportunities through an online bulletin, holding academic meetings and conferences
- Supply educational outreach to the general community
- Enhance scholarly communications and good relations among archaeologists within East Asia
SEAA News Blog
We are excited to announce that the upcoming SEAA 11 conference will be held in Chengdu during July 19-23, 2027. The SEAA conference brings together researchers, educators, students, and professionals focusing on East Asian archaeology across all over the world to share the latest discoveries, exchange ideas, explore further directions, and strengthen corroborations in this field.
The mini-conference “Distant Past(s) – Current Future(s): Digitization, Digital Objects and Datafication Approaches in Ancient and Medieval Studies” will take place on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, from 09:00 to 17:30 KST, as a pre-conference event of DH2026 “Engagement” in Daejeon, South Korea.
The Marco Polo Centre for Global Europe-Asia Connections (MaP) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice invites applications for a funded Visiting Scholar position with Publication Grant. The position is open to early-career and established scholars working on Asia-Europe connections, including history, literature, art history and archaeology, religion, linguistics, anthropology, and area studies. The selected scholar will spend at least 45 consecutive days at MaP before July 2027 and work on an advanced manuscript intended for publication in the Marco Polo Book Series OA Gold. The grant provides up to €10,000, including support for travel, subsistence, and publication expenses. Applications are due by 5 June 2026, 12:00 noon.
A four-year (0.8 FTE) Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available at the University of Oxford’s School of Archaeology for the China TRACER project, focusing on technological processes and social organisation in early northern China. Application deadline: 6 April 2026.
An online Undergraduate and Graduate Workshop on East Asian Archaeology and History will be held on 23 May 2026 via Zoom. Co-hosted with the Society for East Asian Archaeology and Colorado Mesa University, the event will provide students with opportunities to present research, connect internationally, and participate in a paper competition.
The School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford invites applications for a fully funded DPhil studentship (36 months) as part of the project Technological Processes & Social Organization in Early Northern China, led by