BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal v2.14-dev//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.16.12// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20271107T020000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.1870.field_event_date.0@ioa.ucla.edu DTSTAMP:20261030T120131Z CREATED:20261029T220501Z DESCRIPTION:-------- AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: ECONOMIC TRENDS IN CHINA DURING THE AGE OF CONFUCIUS [1] ---------------------------------------------------- ---\n\nThe Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press invites you to celebrate the publication of /Economic Trends in China During the Age of Confucius (1000–250 BC): The Archaeological Evidence/. Join us for a conversation with the book’s author, Professor Lothar von Falkenhausen, as he details the book project and his research. A reception with light refreshments w ill follow the presentation.\n\nRegistration is required. RSVP online [2] \n\n*About the book*\n\nAbout the middle of the first millennium BC, cont inental East Asia saw the rise of a market economy in which a metallic cu rrency was beginning to play an important role. The following centuries w ere a time of unprecedented economic florescence. Technological innovatio ns and intensification in the rural sector enabled significant demographi c growth: the number of cities multiplied, and as their function morphed from élite ceremonial centers to densely populated hubs of mass-producti on and trade, a new urban culture came into being. Rather than depending on an individual’s descent and kinship, social divisions were now mainl y wealth-based, and the pervasive use of writing enabled new intellectua l breakthroughs. Complementing relevant textual studies, this book surve ys the currently available archaeological evidence of this transformation , tracing its preliminary stages back to the beginning of the first mill ennium BC and following its development down to the onset of China’s impe rial age.\n\n*About the Author *\n\nLothar von Falkenhausen is Distinguish ed Professor of Chinese Archaeology and Art History at UCLA, where he ha s taught since 1993. His research concerns the archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age, focusing on large interdisciplinary and historical issues o n which archaeological materials can provide significant new information. He has published copiously on musical instruments, including a book, / Suspended Music: Chime Bells in the Culture of Bronze Age China/ (1993). His book /Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius (1000-250 BC): The Arch aeological Evidence /(2006) received the Society for American Archaeology Book Award. Falkenhausen was co-Principal Investigator of an internation al archaeological project on ancient salt production in the Yangzi River basin (1999-2004) and is presently serving as Instructor of Record of the International Archaeological Field School at Yangguanzhai (2010–). He wa s Associate Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA from 2004 to 2014.\n\n  [3]\n\nDate: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Registration: registration not required\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Image: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Events Tags: Author Spotlight [4]\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Location: James West Alumni Center, Founder’s Room\n\n[1] https://ioa.ucla.edu/content/author-spotlight-economic-trends-china-during -age-confucius [2] https://forms.gle/u8UBnow22M1zVxgp9 [3] #_msoanchor_1 [ 4] https://ioa.ucla.edu/event-tags/author-spotlight DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261118T200000 LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T220618Z LOCATION:James West Alumni Center, Founder’s Room SUMMARY:Author Spotlight: Economic Trends in China During the Age of Confuc ius URL;TYPE=URI:https://ioa.ucla.edu/content/author-spotlight-economic-trends- china-during-age-confucius END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR