Palace Museum

Materials Analysis and Conservation of an Eighteenth-Century Qing Imperial Court Fenjian Calligraphy Scroll

Abstract Court-produced fenjian (mineral-coated paper) from the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty (1736–1795) is characterized by its multilayered structure and delicate mineral coating, making it highly susceptible to powder loss, embrittlement, and structural fragmentation. Th...

Beyond replication: Technological transmission and adaptive organization of modern human populations during the terminal Pleistocene at Fenghuangling, North China

How technological knowledge is transmitted and transformed remains a central topic in human evolution and behavioral ecology. During the Last Glacial Maximum and the subsequent deglaciation, climatic instability and associated demographic shifts provide an ideal window for unders...