Su Bingqi

Su Bingqi
苏秉琦
Su Bingqi in 1945
Born	1909 Gaoyang County, Zhili, Qing dynasty
Died	30 June 1997(1997-06-30) (aged 87–88)
Alma mater	Beijing Normal University
Known for	"Regional systems and cultural types" model of prehistoric China
Children	Su Kaizhi
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology of ancient China
Institutions	Peking University

Su Bingqi (Chinese: 苏秉琦; Wade–Giles: Su Ping-ch'i; 1909 – 30 June 1997) was a Chinese archaeologist and co-founder of Peking University's archaeology program. He was China's major archaeological theoretician for 50 years,^[1] and regarded in his later years as the paramount authority in the archaeology of China.^[2] He was best known for his "regional systems and cultural types" (区系类型) model of Chinese Neolithic cultural development, which rejected the traditional view of Chinese culture radiating from the core Central Plain region and has been widely adopted. It was further developed by Kwang-chih Chang as the Chinese Interaction Sphere model.