The book is edited by Mr. Wang Weiguang, former President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who initiated the book and made important contributions to the development of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and even Chinese archaeology, as the honorary editor-in-chief; and Wang Wei, former Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chairman of the Chinese Archaeological Society, who was the main organizer of the compilation of the whole book, is the editor-in-chief. Chen Xingcan, director of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Zhao Jianying, president of the Chinese Social Sciences Press, are the Associate Editors.