The eighth edition incorporates the latest archaeological and epigraphic research .

第八版采用了最新的考古和金石学研究。

Epigraphic society is concerned with the discovery and decipherment of ancient inscriptions .

金石学学会：致力于古代碑（铭）文的发掘与解读。

This paper makes an exploration of the historical evolvement of the study method of han stone relief , and together it has sorted out four different methods which are respectively from epigraphic , archeological , cultural , and artistic perspectives .

摘要本文对汉画像研究方法的历史嬗变进行了探讨，清理出四种不同的研究方法，就是金石学的、考古学的、文化学的、艺术学的研究。