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Min Li's major field research focuses on archaeology in prehistoric Bronze Age China, with an emphasis on state formation, social memory, storytelling, place-making, and religious social responses to climatic change. Additionally, Min studies maritime archaeology and the Asiatic Trade during the Early Modern Era (13th-17th centuries), utilizing research on ceramic production and trade along the coasts of China and Southeast Asia to document the transformations in material culture that accompanied the onset of early global trade. Min teaches graduate seminars on archaeology theories and undergraduate courses on anthropological archaeology and ancient civilizations in China. The classes offered are affiliated with the Anthropology, Asian Languages & Cultures, and the Interdepartmental Program in Archaeology. Furthermore, Min is the co-director of the Wen-Si River Basin archaeological survey project, collaborating with UCLA archaeologists in China. A recent publication includes the book titled 'Social Memory and State Formation in Early China,' released by Cambridge University Press in 2018.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.