LAM Weng Cheong
Associate Professor
  • BA, MA (Peking University); Ph.D. (Harvard University)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, CUHK
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(852) 3943 8549
(852) 3943 7705
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Room 105, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Room 323, 3/F, Humanities Building, CUHK, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

Prof. LAM is an Associate Professor of anthropological archaeology working in mainland China. His research currently focuses on the economic system and social development during the Bronze Age and Han Empire. His research incorporates interests in various archaeological techniques including metallurgy, zooarchaeology and GIS (Geographic Information System) to study the craft production and exchange network during one of the most critical periods in Chinese history. He has conducted archaeological research in Shaanxi to investigate the ancient iron economy in the Han capital area since 2011. New research is focused on the Han exchange network in provincial centers and imperial expansion of the Han dynasty. Current research and writing projects focus on the social development in Early China including: the change of craft production system and iron technology, the anthropology of commodities, interregional interaction, cultural transmission, and the market system of food.

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