Yan Wenming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

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

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

Biography

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

On 14 April 2024, he died in Beijing, at the age of 91.

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.