Chinese Archaeology is an annual periodical that publishes translations of the most important archaeological reports, preliminary findings, and research articles published in all major mainland Chinese journals that year. The selected articles cover all periods, regions, and archaeological cultures in Chinese archaeology. The research articles represent different theories and schools, and many of them were written by young Chinese archaeologists.

Chinese Archaeology is co-published by De Gruyter and the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. De Gruyter is responsible for the sales and distribution of the journal outside of China.