Yan Wenming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Wenming (Chinese: 严文明; October 1932 – 14 April 2024) was a Chinese archaeologist who was a professor at Peking University.^[1] He was vice president of the Chinese Society of Archaeology [zh].

Yan Wenming
严文明
Born	October 1932 Huarong County, Hunan, China
Died	14 April 2024(2024-04-14) (aged 91) Beijing, China
Occupation	Archaeologist
Academic background
Alma mater	Peking University
Academic work
Discipline	Archaeology
Sub-discipline	Neolithic
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	嚴文明
Simplified Chinese	严文明
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yán Wénmíng

Biography

Yan was born in Huarong County, Hunan, in October 1932.^[2] After graduating from the History Department of Peking University in 1958, he stayed for teaching.^[2] He was promoted to full professor in December 1986 and to doctoral supervisor in 1990.^[2]

On 14 April 2024, he died in Beijing, at the age of 91.^[2][3]

Publications

• 仰韶文化研究 [Research on Yangshao Culture] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2009. ISBN 9787501026944.

• 足迹 考古随感录 [Footprints: Archaeological Essays] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2011. ISBN 9787501032266.

• 中国新石器时代 [The Neolithic Age in China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787501052325.

• 长江文明的曙光 [The Dawn of the Yangtze River Civilization] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2020. ISBN 9787501066995.

• 丹霞集—考古学拾零 [Collections of Danxia] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2020. ISBN 9787501062393.

• 耕耘记——流水年华 [Record of Cultivation: Flowing Years] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2021. ISBN 9787501072293.

• 中国史前艺术 [Prehistoric Art of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. 2022. ISBN 9787501077731.