Visiting China's Past

In 24 short essays, Professor Robert Thorp takes reader on a guided tour of some of the most important archaeological discoveries in China of the century. These sites start with the “cave home” of Peking Man near Beijing and conclude with the of the Wanli emperor (d. 1620) in the Ming Valley north of the capital. While some of these sites were always known, if not excavated, many of these finds opened new chapters in Chinese history , art, and culture.