Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology

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This teaching packet explores new perspectives on early Chinese culture and art that have resulted from dramatic new archaeological discoveries. The works, from the exhibition The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from the People's Republic of China, provide an opportunity to study the achievements of Chinese civilization from the Neolithic into the Five Dynasties period (5000 BCE to 960 CE).
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