Kaogu

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Kaogu (Chinese: 考古) is the name of a prominent peer-reviewed journal of Chinese archaeology. Issues of this publication can be found as early as 1955, but the regular publication of this highly-regarded journal officially began in 1959. Publication was temporarily suspended between 1966-1971. Kaogu is published 12 times a year.

The majority of the content of this journal is summaries of excavations across the PRC, but more recently research articles have been incorporated. According to cultural heritage laws, the work of westerners on China must first be published in Chinese, and so Kaogu is also the main repository of data on international joint research between Chinese and non-Chinese that intensified in the 1990s. Most articles contain short English summaries.