Tang Special Annual Lecture Announcements
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"The Empire of Sacrifice: The Great City Yong and the Archaeology of Religion"
Keynote Speakers: Tian Yaqi, Chen Aidong, Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology![](https://tangcenter-columbia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/106704_Tang-Poster-web-e1515702662718-300x205.jpg)
"The First Neolithic Urban Center on China’s Loess Plateau: Discovery and Interpretation of the Shimao Site"
Keynote Speaker: Sun Zhouyong, Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology![](https://tangcenter-columbia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/6M1(海昏侯刘贺墓-website-e1515703762635-300x205.jpg)
The Excavation of the Haihunhou Tomb
Keynote Speakers: Yang Jun, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology Zhang Zhongli, Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology
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Realm of God and King – Recent Discovery of the Liangzhu City and Rise of Civilizations in Southern China
Keynote Speaker: Professor Liu Bin, Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Archaeology