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
The American School of Prehistoric Research (ASPR) at Harvard is offering a Junior Fellowship for early-career scholars in Old World prehistory. The fellowship provides a two-year appointment (extendable to three), with an annual stipend of $80,000, full benefits, and a $20,000 research allowance. Applications are due January 25, 2026, and the fellowship begins July 1, 2026.
SEAA shares an upcoming book presentation by Rita Dal Martello on the archaeology of agriculture in Yunnan, exploring 3,000 years of plant use, farming practices, and regional connections in Southwest China.
ACLS is accepting applications for the Buddhism Public Scholars Fellowships, placing recent PhDs in professional positions at museums, libraries, and publications worldwide. Fellows apply their expertise in Buddhist traditions to public-facing projects. One-year positions (renewable) offer competitive compensation: up to USD 75,000 (US), GBP 57,000 (UK), or CAD 84,000 (Canada).
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is offering a postdoctoral fellowship in Medieval Inner Asian history as part of the “Steppe Cities in Medieval Mongolia” project. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team investigating urban centers in the Mongolian steppe from the 8th–14th centuries CE, integrating historical, archaeological, and environmental perspectives. Scholars who received their PhD between October 2020 and September 2025 are invited to apply.
The full schedule and program for SEAA10 is now available on our website.
You can find more information here: https://www.seaa-web.org/conferences/upcoming/seaa10/schedule
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for a tenure-track position (open rank) in the Department of Asian Studies, with a specialization in Premodern China. We are interested in researchers who specialize in aspects of premodern China (pre-1800) in its broadest meaning, including (but not confined to) political and intellectual history, traditional literature and arts, material culture and archeology, economic and institutional history, religions in China, and so forth. The researcher’s ability to connect between premodern and modern and current Chinese history or analyze Chinese history from a broader comparative perspective will be considered an additional advantage.