His chief writings are studies of Chinese antiquity and Taiwan archaeology, including in English Archaeology of Ancient China, Early Chinese Civilization: Anthropological Perspectives, Shang Civilization and Fengpitou, Tapenkeng and the Prehistory of Taiwan and in Chinese The Bronze Age in China and The Bronze Age in China (Ⅱ).
著作涵蓋中、英文，主要為中國上古時代的研究及台灣考古報告。如：古代中國考古學、早期中國文明、商文明、鳳鼻頭暨大坌坑與史前台灣（以上英文）；中國青銅時代、中國青銅時代二集（中文）等。