Dr. Anne Underhill, Ph.D. Gilbert E. and Katharine Phelps Boone Assistant Curator, Anthropology Dr. Anne Underhill specializes in the late prehistoric and early historic periods of northern China. Her main research interests are the development of complex societies, pottery production, and analysis of burials. These topics are included in her recently published book, Craft Production and Social Change in Northern China (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002). Anne Underhill has long been fascinated by the important archaeological cultures of ancient Shandong, and she first visited Shandong University on a research trip in 1987. In 1994, after the government of China allowed Sino-foreign collaborative archaeological projects, she and her Shandong University colleagues (Professors Cai, Yu, Luan, Fang) initiated the regional fieldwork project in the Rizhao area. Their first task was to invite Dr. Gary Feinman and Linda Nicholas, well known for their expertise in regional survey in Mexico, to join the team. The team has already completed seven winter seasons of survey, covering over 650 square kilometers of land. From early October to early December 1999-2001, Anne Underhill and the Shandong University professors also excavated at Liangchengzhen, the largest settlement in the study region. To learn more about Anne, you can review her curriculum vitae (CV). meet the team>>