China holds the largest amount of discovered prehistorical artifacts in the world. But how did the study of archeology in China evolve? Dr. Ye Wa, Professor of Archaeology at UCLA, chatted with us about the development of archaeology in China, from the past to the present.

Speaker:

Dr. Ye Wa

Dr. Ye Wa serves as a professor of archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She also is a commissioner at the Getty Museum and a distinguished researcher at Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology. Upon graduation from China’s Northwest University with a bachelor’s degree in archaeology, Dr. Ye Wa began her specialization in Neolithic Period and Tang Dynasty mortuary practices. Dr. Ye Wa holds a master’s degree in anthropology from Oregon University and a doctorate degree in archaeology from UCLA. She leads WildChina travelers around major archaeological sites around the Middle Kingdom, such as the Silk Road posts of Xi’an and Lanzhou.