Institute of Archaeology

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Hung-Hsiang Chou

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Ph.D. Australia National University, 1968

Office: 246B Royce Hall
Phone: (310) 794-8940
Fax: 310-206-4723
E-mail: chou@humnet.ucla.edu

Mailing Address:

Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
308 Charles E Young Dr. North
A210 Fowler Building/Box 951510
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1510

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Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC)

Research Interests

Chinese Culture and Archaeology

Selected Publications

1995. "Underwater Archaeology in China." Backdirt, Fall issue.
1990. Bibliography of the Studies of Xia History and Xia Culture. The Hong Kong University Press.
1988. With S. Li. Chinese Treasure: A Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Objects. Los Angeles: Orange CountyDepartment of Education and the Chinese American Council of Historical and Cultural Foundation of Orange County.
1988. "Computer Analysis of Some Ancient Sunrise Exlipse Records to Determine the Earth's Rotation Rates." Vista in Astronomy 31:833-847.
1976. Oracle Bone Collections in the U. S. , University of California Press.

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