Katheryn Linduff is the University Center for International Studies Research Professor in the Department of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on Eurasian and Chinese art history and archaeology. Selected publications include Gender and Chinese Archeology with Sun Yan (editors), Altamira Press, June 2004; The Beginnings of Metallurgy from the Urals to the Yellow Rivers, (editor), Mellen Press, April 2004; and Chifeng International Archaelogical Research Project, Regional Settlement Survey in Eastern Inner Mongolia: A Methodological Exploration, Beijing: Science Press, 2003.