Wengcheong Lam
Biographic Data
| ID | 673610 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wengcheong Lam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wengcheong |
| FAMILY NAME | Lam |
| SIGNATURE | LAM W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8396-7695 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Geochemical Evidence for Regional Ceramic Exchange Networks in the Pearl River Delta during the Late Bronze Age, 1000–300 BCE
Late Bronze Age communities in the Pearl River Delta of southern China underwent important socio-economic changes. Previous studies have related this transformation to the emergence of an expansive exchange network connecting the production and consumption centers in the upper Dongjiang River valley with coastal and island communities in Hong Kong, as suggested by the wide distribution of stoneware bearing the distinctive “double-F” motif. Yet ar…
Multiple voices, shared space
This article investigates the Lushun Russo-Japanese Prison Museum, a paradigmatic transnational difficult heritage site entwined in Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian histories. It challenges conventional approaches to contested memory by arguing the museum employs a dual curatorial strategy: deploying a powerful, state-sanctioned patriotic narrative for domestic Chinese audiences, while pragmatically using spatially segregated accommodations …
The Archaeology of Han China
The Han Dynasty, which ruled from 202 BCE to 212 CE, is often taken as a reference point and model for Chinese identity and tradition. Covering a geographical expanse comparable to that of the People's Republic of China, it is foundational to understanding Chinese culture and politics, past and present. This volume offers an up-to-date overview of the archaeology of the Han Empire. Alice Yao and Wengcheong Lam study the period via an interdiscipl…
Regional characteristics of iron manufacturing techniques and the related issue of the supply system on Han’s southern Frontiers
Annual Bibliography
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A late 2nd/early 1st millennium BC interaction arc between Mainland Southeast Asia and Southwest China
Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry
This book examines the rise of the iron industry during the Warring States and Western Han periods (ca. 400 BCE–9 CE) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable phenomenon, leading to the widespread distribution of iron implements and the emergence of massive ironworks that were rarely seen in later periods. With Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry, Lam Wengcheo…
Copper-base metal supply during the northern Vietnamese Bronze and Iron Ages
Integration and the Regional Market System in the Early Chinese Empires
This article studies the economic structure of early Chinese empires (Qin and Western Han) by focusing on the contribution of market exchange to the distribution and transportation of metal goods. Emphasis is placed on the part played by market forces in integrating and connecting communities on a regional level, an issue that has not been comprehensively addressed in the literature but was essential to market exchange in ancient China. A tripart…
Bridging the time gap in the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia and Southwest China
Provision of iron objects in the southern borderlands of the Han Empire
Chinese Heritage in the Making
The language of cultural heritage is pervasive in China today. In official rhetoric and policy it is linked to political and economic goals, and serves as a resource for political legitimacy, soft power, and economic development. But the heritage discourse has also opened up space for and legitimized many cultural practices as well as encouraged new actors to appropriate the new discourse to protect their own traditions. Individual citizens, loca…
Economic embeddedness and small-scale iron production in the capital region of the Han Empire
An iron production and exchange system at the center of the Western Han Empire
Everything Old is New Again
The transition to a cast iron industry was essential to the development of ancient China. Previous studies, however, did not address precisely how this process occurred and how the preexisting bronze industry could have served as the foundation for the transition. This paper develops a framework focusing on three parameters—techniques, assemblages of final products, and production organization—to investigate the mechanism of the transition to cas…
An iron production and exchange system at the center of the Western Han Empire
Provision of iron objects in the southern borderlands of the Han Empire
Bridging the time gap in the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia and Southwest China
A late 2nd/early 1st millennium BC interaction arc between Mainland Southeast Asia and Southwest China
Copper-base metal supply during the northern Vietnamese Bronze and Iron Ages
Everything Old is New Again
The transition to a cast iron industry was essential to the development of ancient China. Previous studies, however, did not address precisely how this process occurred and how the preexisting bronze industry could have served as the foundation for the transition. This paper develops a framework focusing on three parameters—techniques, assemblages of final products, and production organization—to investigate the mechanism of the transition to cas…
Regional characteristics of iron manufacturing techniques and the related issue of the supply system on Han’s southern Frontiers
Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry
This book examines the rise of the iron industry during the Warring States and Western Han periods (ca. 400 BCE–9 CE) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable phenomenon, leading to the widespread distribution of iron implements and the emergence of massive ironworks that were rarely seen in later periods. With Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry, Lam Wengcheo…
Everything Old is New Again
The transition to a cast iron industry was essential to the development of ancient China. Previous studies, however, did not address precisely how this process occurred and how the preexisting bronze industry could have served as the foundation for the transition. This paper develops a framework focusing on three parameters—techniques, assemblages of final products, and production organization—to investigate the mechanism of the transition to cas…
Economic embeddedness and small-scale iron production in the capital region of the Han Empire
An iron production and exchange system at the center of the Western Han Empire
Chinese Heritage in the Making
The language of cultural heritage is pervasive in China today. In official rhetoric and policy it is linked to political and economic goals, and serves as a resource for political legitimacy, soft power, and economic development. But the heritage discourse has also opened up space for and legitimized many cultural practices as well as encouraged new actors to appropriate the new discourse to protect their own traditions. Individual citizens, loca…
Integration and the Regional Market System in the Early Chinese Empires
This article studies the economic structure of early Chinese empires (Qin and Western Han) by focusing on the contribution of market exchange to the distribution and transportation of metal goods. Emphasis is placed on the part played by market forces in integrating and connecting communities on a regional level, an issue that has not been comprehensively addressed in the literature but was essential to market exchange in ancient China. A tripart…
Bridging the time gap in the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia and Southwest China
Provision of iron objects in the southern borderlands of the Han Empire
Annual Bibliography
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
A late 2nd/early 1st millennium BC interaction arc between Mainland Southeast Asia and Southwest China
Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry
This book examines the rise of the iron industry during the Warring States and Western Han periods (ca. 400 BCE–9 CE) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable phenomenon, leading to the widespread distribution of iron implements and the emergence of massive ironworks that were rarely seen in later periods. With Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry, Lam Wengcheo…
Copper-base metal supply during the northern Vietnamese Bronze and Iron Ages
Regional characteristics of iron manufacturing techniques and the related issue of the supply system on Han’s southern Frontiers
The Archaeology of Han China
The Han Dynasty, which ruled from 202 BCE to 212 CE, is often taken as a reference point and model for Chinese identity and tradition. Covering a geographical expanse comparable to that of the People's Republic of China, it is foundational to understanding Chinese culture and politics, past and present. This volume offers an up-to-date overview of the archaeology of the Han Empire. Alice Yao and Wengcheong Lam study the period via an interdiscipl…
Geochemical Evidence for Regional Ceramic Exchange Networks in the Pearl River Delta during the Late Bronze Age, 1000–300 BCE
Late Bronze Age communities in the Pearl River Delta of southern China underwent important socio-economic changes. Previous studies have related this transformation to the emergence of an expansive exchange network connecting the production and consumption centers in the upper Dongjiang River valley with coastal and island communities in Hong Kong, as suggested by the wide distribution of stoneware bearing the distinctive “double-F” motif. Yet ar…
Multiple voices, shared space
This article investigates the Lushun Russo-Japanese Prison Museum, a paradigmatic transnational difficult heritage site entwined in Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian histories. It challenges conventional approaches to contested memory by arguing the museum employs a dual curatorial strategy: deploying a powerful, state-sanctioned patriotic narrative for domestic Chinese audiences, while pragmatically using spatially segregated accommodations …
Archaeology (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (7 works) · China (6 works) · History (5 works) · Materials Science (5 works) · Metallurgy (5 works) · Bronze (4 works) · Bronze Age (4 works)