在新旧世纪之交,回顾中国考古学发展的历程,总结学术研究成果,展望未来发展前景,以推动中国考古学的更大发展,是一件非常有意义的事。中国考古学是在1919年“五四运动”民主与科学新思潮的推动下诞生的。当时一批先进的知识分子满怀爱国的激情举起民主与科学的旗帜,以此来谋求“救治中国政治上、道德上、学术上、思想上一切的黑暗。” At the turn of the century and the new century, it is very meaningful to review the history of the development of Chinese archeology, summarize the achievements in academic research, and look forward to the future development prospects so as to promote the greater development of Chinese archeology. Chinese archeology was born under the inspiration of the new trend of democracy and science in 1919 and the May Fourth Movement. At that time, a group of advanced intellectuals, patriotic and passionate, raised the banner of democracy and science so as to seek “the cure for the darkness of political, moral, academic and ideological things in China.”