Yunong Gu

Education

Peking University, Department of Archaeology and Museology

M.A. in Archaeology, 2021 - 2023

B.A. in Archaeology, 2017 – 2021

Areas of Interest

Archaeology of Bronze Age China, Zooarchaeology; Economic history; Settlement Archaeology

Profile

Yunong Gu is a native of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. He received his B.A. and M.A. in archaeology from the Department of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University. When he was in Peking University, he excavated several sites of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, such as Pingliangtai, Henan Province; Zhouyuan, Shanxi Province; Qufu and Linzi, Shandong Province. Besides, he also participated in studying the remains found in a Bone Workshop in Xinzheng, Henan Province. Yunong Gu was mainly interested in researching the economy of Late Bronze Age China. His research included the economic role of animals, craft specialization, and trade. At UCLA, he was looking forward to learning more about the archaeology of East Asia, as well as the knowledge of other civilizations.

Field Experience

2022.8. Excavation at Zhouyuan, Shannxi Province.

2022.1, Excavation at Qufu, Shandong Province.

2020.6~2020.7, Survey and Excavation at Zhouyuan, Shannxi Province.

2019.9~2020.1, Excavation at Pingliangtai, Henan Province.

Selected Publications

Ceramic Product Specialization in the Warring States, Kaogu (Archaeology), 2023(3).

The Structure and Social Organization of the Wangcheng Square Cemetery in Eastern Zhou Period, Young Archaeologists, 3, In Press.

Advisors

Lothar von Falkenhausen

Li Min