Evidence of arsenical copper smelting in Bronze Age China: A study of metallurgical slag from the Laoniupo site, central Shaanxi

被引：19

作者：

Chen, Kunlong ^{[1
]}

Liu, Siran ^{[1
]}

Li, Yanxiang ^{[1
]}

Mei, Jianjun ^{[1
,2
]}

Shao, Anding ^{[3
]}

Yue, Lianjian ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sci & Technol Beijing, Inst Hist Met & Mat, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China

[2] Needham Res Inst, Cambridge CB3 9AF, England

[3] Shaanxi Prov Inst Archaeol, Xian 710043, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 2017年 / 82卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Bronze age; China; Arsenical copper; Slag; Polymetallic ore; ALLOYS; SPEISS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jas.2017.04.006

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Previous archaeometallurgical studies on Bronze Age China mainly focused on finished artefacts, whereas our understanding of copper smelting technology of this period is still limited. This paper, for the first time, presents analytical results of metal production remains from the site of Laoniupo in Guanzhong Plain, central Shaanxi. It reveals that arsenical copper was produced at this site by smelting arsenic-rich polymetallic ores with raw copper or high purity copper ores. The identification of metal production in the Guanzhong Plain is significant for the investigation of regional development and interregional interaction of Bronze Age cultures in China. The possible exploitation of ores from deposits in the Qinling Mountain region during this period is also discussed in this article. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：31 / 39

页数：9

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