Fangfang Cao
Fangfang Cao is a Chinese archaeologist and museologist.
Education
[edit]Fangfang Cao (Chinese: 曹芳芳) was born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China[when?]. She completed her bachelor's degree in Archaeology and Museology at the Department of Archaeology and Museology, School of History and Culture, Henan University, in June 2011. She then pursued her master's degree in Archaeology and Museology at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, graduating in July 2014. Cao earned her Ph.D. in Archaeology from Peking University in June 2022.
Career
[edit]From October 2014 to August 2018, Cao worked at the Guangdong Provincial Museum. She was involved in collection acquisition and management, cultural relics research, exhibition planning, catalog editing, and academic management. She achieved the intermediate professional title of Cultural Relics and Museum Specialist.
Cao participated in archaeological excavations at several significant sites, including the Xiawangyin prehistoric site (下王尹史前遗址), Zhougong Temple (周公庙), and Zhouyuan site (周原遗址). She also contributed to the research and organization of archaeological data and artifacts from the Taicheng Qin and Han Dynasty cemetery (邰城秦汉墓地), Yejiashan Zeng State cemetery in Suizhou (随州叶家山曾国墓地), and the Rui State cemetery at Liujiawa in Chengcheng (澄城刘家洼芮国墓地).
Research interests
[edit]- Design history: Focused on Chinese design history and comparative studies between Chinese and international design histories.
- Material culture: Specialized in the study of jade artifacts, bronzes, ivory artifacts, and various miscellaneous cultural relics.
- Museology: Interested in museum history, curatorial practices, exhibition design, museum communication, and management.
- Archaeology (Prehistory to Han Dynasty): Researching shapes, patterns, and imagery in painted pottery, jade artifacts, and bronzes.
Publications
[edit]Selected academic papers
[edit]- Features and Developments of Prehistoric Jade Employment in the Central Plains of China.[1]
- Cao Fangfang 曹芳芳. 2021. Yinxu Qijiazhuang Dong mudi muzhu shenfen bianxi 殷墟戚家庄东墓地墓主身份辨析. Kaogu 考古, 2021(4)[2]
- Cao Fangfang 曹芳芳. 2013. Xingbie kaoguxue yanjiu zongshu 性别考古学研究综述. Nanfang wenwu 南方文物, 2013(2)[3]
- Cao Fangfang 曹芳芳. 2022. Ganqing diqu shiqian yongyu tezheng yu jincheng 甘青地区史前用玉特征与进程. Sichuan wenwu 四川文物, 2022(1)[4]
Selected book chapters
[edit]- Cao Fangfang 曹芳芳. 2021. Xiashang Zhou yuqi de bainian kaogu licheng yu yanjiu 夏商周玉器的百年考古历程与研究. In Zhongguo kaoguxue bainian shi (1921–2021) 中国考古学百年史（1921~2021）Beijing: Zhongguo shehui kexue chubanshe 中国社会科学出版社.[5]
- Cao Fangfang 曹芳芳 (contributor). 2019. Contributions to sections on jade artifacts and gold and silver artifacts. In Guangdong sheng diyici quanguo keyidong wenwu pucha chengguo xuanbian: Baoyu shiqi, shiqi, shike yu jinshuqi juan 广东省第一次全国可移动文物普查成果选编：《宝玉石器、石器、石刻与金属器卷》. Guangzhou: Guangdong renmin chubanshe 广东人民出版社.[5]
Professional affiliations
[edit]- Member of the Jade Artifacts Professional Committee of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society
- Director of the Chinese Jade Culture Research Association
References
[edit]- ^ Cao, Fangfang. "Features and Developments of Prehistoric Jade Employment in the Central Plains of China".
- ^ Cao, Fangfang. "Yinxu Qijiazhuang Dong mudi muzhu shenfen bianxi".
- ^ Cao, Fangfang. "Xingbie kaoguxue yanjiu zongshu".
- ^ Cao, Fangfang. "Ganqing diqu shiqian yongyu tezheng yu jincheng".
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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Fangfang Cao Profile- Peking University [1]
- ^ Cao, Fangfang. "Fangfang Cao's Profile Page".