Chen Shengqian is a professor and tutor for graduate students of the Department of Archaeology and Museology in the School of History of the Renmin University of China. In 2004, he earned his Ph.D. at the Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the United States. His main research fields are archeology theory, archaeological thought history, agricultural origin, stone tool analysis, the formation process of archaeological sites, prehistoric art, and archaeological education. Chen engaged in writings on archaeological theory methods and the history of archaeology. He is also the author of Learning Archaeology, Thinking about Archaeology, and Questions of Human Beings (published by SDX Joint Publishing Co., Ltd.).