VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

The Houston Museum of Natural Science presents a special lecture entitled  Qin Unification of China, The New Archaeological Perspective.

Lothar Von Falkenhausen, Ph.D., UCLA
Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 p.m.

Recent archaeological evidence is now redefining the unification of China. Although credit is given to the First Emperor for unifying China under the Qin kingdom, recent findings have revealed that the unification resulted through a complex process that may have extended over centuries. This lecture will highlight many of the recently discovered archaeological materials that have prompted this reinterpretation of the First Emperor’s historical contribution, including the terra cotta soldiers.

Dr. Lothar von Falkenhausen is professor of art history at UCLA. He directs excavations at ancient salt-production sites in the Yangzi River Basin through the Peking University-UCLA Joint Archaeological Project. His research concerns the archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age. He serves as editor of the Journal of East Asian Archaeology and of the Early China Special Monographs Series.

Pictured:  Kneeling Archer Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.) Clay with pigment. Height 125 cm, Width 74 cm. Excavated in 2001 from Pit No. 2. Museum of the Terra-Cotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang, Lintong. No. 005506. Photo © Wang Da-Gang.