Zhang Wei (archaeologist)

Zhang Wei ( Chinese  张 威 ) is a Chinese archaeologist . In 1982 he graduated from the Archaeological Faculty of Peking University . He is the first director of 1987 founded the Center for Underwater Archeology of the Chinese National Museum (Zhongguo guojia Bowuguan Xiashui kaogu yanjiu zhongxin中国国家博物馆水下考古学研究中心Underwater Archeology Research Office of the National Museum of Chinese History).

Zhang is the chief archaeologist responsible for salvaging the old Chinese shipwreck " Nanhai No. 1 " from the South China Sea (Chinese: Nan Hai ). The Xisha Islands (Paracel Islands) are also a focus of his interests.

Works

• Zhang Wei 张 威 (ed.): Xisha shuixia kaogu 西沙 水下 考古 The Xisha Islands Underwater Archeology Project Report, produced by the 中国 国家 博物館 水下 考古 研究 中心 海南 省 文物保護 管理 辦公室 Underwater Archeology Research Office of the National Museum of Chinese History and the Cultural Heritage Administrative Office of Hainan Province. Beijing: Kexue chubanshe 2005; ISBN 7-03-016108-4 ; Chinese ( book review ( memento of March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ); PDF; 284 kB)

Web links

• History of Nanhai No. 1
• Xi Sha Islands shipwreck sites ( Memento from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) - English (PDF file; 278 kB)
• Archaeologists recover artifacts from Xisha Islands shipwreck ( Memento of May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) - English
• Archaeologists Discover Precious Chinese Antiques On Sunken Ship ( Memento of May 13, 2007 on the Internet Archive ) - English