Crafts of ivory carving have long history in China;Shandingdong men of Old Stone Age living in Zhoukoudian were buried with ivory carving as decoration.

• 牙雕工艺在我国有着悠久的历史，早在旧石器时代，居住周口店的山顶洞人，就以象牙雕刻作装饰品而随葬。