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East Asian Archaeology Lecture @ YRL

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Exhibition and Cultural Seminars: East Asian Archaeology and Classic Architecture

What	Archaeology @ UCLA
When	November 22, 2008 02:00 PM November 22, 2008 03:00 PM November 22, 2008 from 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
Where	Young Research Library West Electronic Classroom
Contact Name	Yoko Okunishi
Contact Email	yokunishi@library.ucla.edu
Contact Phone	310-206-9606
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Professor David Schaberg, UCLA Asian Languages and Cultures and Co-Director, Center for Chinese Studies

China's New Past: Archaeology, Early History, New Visions

A lecture co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and East Asian Library. Exhibition held at the Lobby of UCLA Young Research Library from October- December 2008.

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