To exhibit the most important archaeological achievements obtained in 2002, and to promote academic exchange, the Archaeology Publications of Institute of Archaeology, CASS, organized and held the "Academic Lecture of New Archaeological Discoveries in China during 2002" in Beijing on 17 January, 2003. The lecturers reported and discussed the following six important archaeological discoveries: the Neolithic Luotuodun site in Jiangsu Yixing; the Shang period Huanbei city-site in Henan Anyang; the Jiuliandun tombs of the Chu State in Hubei Zaoyang; the Liye city-site of the Warring States, Qin and Han periods and the inscribed slips and tablets of the Qin Dynasty discovered in Hunan Longshan; the ruined Changhemen gate of the Northern Wei period palace-city in the Han-Wei city of Luoyang, Henan; and the wine-brewing workshop site at Lidu in Jiangxi Jinxian. The meeting reflects the newest advances of Chinese archaeology and promotes the development of the archaeological cause in China and the deepening of related academic studies.