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The University of Aberdeen is looking for a Research Fellow in Asian Archaeology. Applications by end of July. For more information, please see: https://www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/research-fellow-in-asian-archaeology…
The UCL Institute of Archaeology is seeking to appoint a full-time Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Chinese Archaeology to co-ordinate the MA degree in Archaeology and Heritage of Asia, and teach three undergraduate and Master's-level modules, and to contribute more generally to teaching and administration as required. The post-holder will teach at all levels and be responsible for lecturing and tutorials, supervising dissertations and marking assignments.
Save Ancient Studies Alliance (SASA) is pleased to announce a number of intern and volunteer positions opening for the coming Fall period. These internships are a fantastic way of getting involved with a vibrant educational community and outreach-oriented non-profit in the Ancient Studies sector. Please see their
The new isoTropic independent Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, is looking for one postdoc researcher and one technician to join their team. Check out the links below for more information about the job postings.
For those interested, check out the following video by the South China Morning Post on the excavation of Bronze Age artifacts from Laolongtou Tomb site in China's Sichuan province.
For those interested, check out the following video lecture by Dr. Miriam Stark (Department of Anthropology, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa) on Ceramic Production and Distribution systems in Cambodia. It is available on Youtube.
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently stressed the importance of furthering the study of Chinese civilization to enhance the historical awareness and cultural confidence of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and society, while unswervingly following the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics to realize national rejuvenation.
The School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME) seeks to appoint an inspirational teacher to a one year Departmental Lectureship, providing additional capacity in teaching, examining and administration for the Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (VMMA) programme. The programme consists of a one year MSc and a two year MPhil degree that focus on theories and methods within museum anthropology, visual anthropology and material anthropology, how these areas of enquiry are transforming the discipline of anthropology itself and the current issues they may be used to address.<
The collection includes memoirs about the outstanding Russian orientalist, specialist in the history of peoples, countries and legal systems of the states of the Far East - Mikhail Vasilyevich Vorobyov, as well as articles and translations of sources on the history of primitive Korea and primitive, ancient and early medieval Japan until the beginning of the VIII century, presented by Russian and foreign researchers.
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