From stone age, bronze age to iron age, civilizations progressed through utilizing new materials. Therefore, the research on archaeological materials and their crafting procedures paves the way to decode development of civilizations.

从石器时代、青铜时代到铁器时代，人类社会的结构性进步与新材料的使用息息相关，因此研究古代人类使用的各种材料及其加工工艺是认知古代社会、解码古代文明发展规律的重要途径。

The Institute of Cultural Heritage and History of Science and Technology at the University of Science and Technology Beijing launched serial symposiums on archaeomaterials studies in 2016. We aim to facilitate communications and interdisciplinary cooperation for researchers on archaeology, history of science, and on social sciences and natural sciences broadly defined. The symposiums are expected to envision future orientations and to address key issues in the research of archaeological materials.

北京科技大学科技史与文化遗产研究院于2016年发起的古代材料研究系列专题研讨会议，旨在为国内外从事该方向研究的考古、科技史及其他人文、社会与自然科学领域学者提供交流平台，促进交叉合作，共同研讨古代材料研究领域的热点问题与未来发展方向。

This year we hold the sixth symposium, with financial support from the Belt and Road project from China Association for Science and Technology. Themed with “Advances in Archaeomaterials: establishing a new platform,” we invite renowned scholars and junior researchers from multiple disciplinary fields to discuss the production of archaeomaterials, their uses and impacts on societies. A special panel is organized for the newly launched journal Advances in Archaeomaterials. Welcome to join us!

本次会议为系列会议的第六届，得到中国科协“一带一路”国际科技合作项目的资助。会议将以“古代材料研究进展：搭建新的平台”为主题，邀请多位领域内国际知名专家和青年学者共同研讨古代材料的生产、使用及其社会影响，并就《古代材料研究进展》（Advances in Archaeomaterials）的期刊建设进行专题讨论。欢迎学界同仁积极参会