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Kwang-chih Chang [1931-2001]

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Definition: Chinese archaeologist, taught at Harvard and Yale University in the United States. More than anyone else, Chang brought the archaeology of  East Asia to the attention of the western world; he was also a major player in the formation of the theoretical underpinnings of modern archaeology and was pretty much the originator of Taiwanese archaeology.

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Biography
A collection of biographical sketches of archaeologists, including Chang.

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