Haicheng Wang

Haicheng Wang is a Professor and Mary and Cheney Cowles Endowed Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Washington's School of Art + Art History + Design. His research focuses on Chinese art and archaeology, comparative studies of early civilizations, and the role of writing in ancient states. He holds a PhD from Princeton University (2007) and an MA from Peking University (2000).

• Education:
• PhD, Princeton University, 2007
• MA, Peking University, 2000
• Research Interests:
• Chinese art and archaeology
• Comparative studies of cultural contact and early civilizations
• Writing systems in early states
• Human sacrifice and kingship in ancient Egypt/China
• Calligraphy in cross-cultural perspectives
• Recent Publications:
• Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
• "Zhongguo mache de qiyuan" (Ou Ya xue kan, 2002)