Publishing the current disciplinary system of Chinese archaeology and the frontier issues of concern in different fields, it is a compilation of research and investigation reports on certain archaeological topics and sites by teachers and students of the Department of Archaeology at Peking University. The content mainly involves archaeological studies on topics such as new artifacts, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui and Tang periods, including residences, cemeteries, culture, ancient scripts, porcelain kilns, jade and stone tool industries, etc. This book is suitable for those engaged in archaeology, cultural relics, history, ancient script studies, ceramic archaeology, as well as relevant college and university faculty, students, and enthusiasts of history and archaeology for reading and reference.

For example, the thirteenth volume is a collection of academic papers edited to celebrate the centenary of archaeology and seventy years of professional archaeological education in New China at Peking University, covering fields such as Paleolithic, Neolithic, Xia-Shang-Zhou, and historical period archaeology, as well as Buddhist archaeology, science and technology archaeology, cultural heritage protection, architectural archaeology, museology, and the history of archaeology.