Yangjin Pak, or Pak Yangjin, is an archaeologist and Professor in the Department of Archaeology at

Chungnam National University Chungnam National University (CNU) is a national university located in Daejeon, South Korea. It is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities. History and introduction Chungnam National University was founded in 1952. Its motto is "Creat ...

in Daejeon, South Korea.

Education

Pak received his BA degree in Archaeology and Art History in 1984 from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

and his MA and PhD degrees in Anthropology in 1992 and 1996, respectively, from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

in the United States. At Harvard, Yangjin Pak was one of the last graduate students of Professor

Kwang-chih Chang Kwang-chih Chang (15 April, 1931 – January 3, 2001), commonly known as K. C. Chang, was a Chinese / Taiwanese-American archaeologist and sinologist. He was the John E. Hudson Professor of archaeology at Harvard University, Vice-President of th ...

Career

Pak has conducted archaeological research on the northern provinces of China and Korean Peninsula. His research interests include Chinese archaeology, especially Bronze Age cultures in the northern frontiers of China; archaeology of northeast China; prehistoric and early historical archaeology of Korea; social complexity; cultural, ethnic, and gender identities; and relation between archaeology and contemporary societies. Pak was a post-doctoral fellow at Korea Institute, Harvard University in 1995-1996 and a visiting scholar at Institute of Archaeology,

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of ...

, China, in 2004-2005, and at Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA, in 2008-2009. He has been a full-time faculty member of Department of Archaeology, Chungnam National University since 1997. Pak also served as Vice President for International Affairs of Chungnam National University in 2005-2007. He has been President of the Society for East Asian Archaeology since 2012. Pak is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University.

References

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