Reconstructing the earliest known composite-tiled roofs from the Chinese Loess Plateau

Reconstructing the earliest known composite-tiled roofs from the Chinese Loess Plateau

Abstract The origins of composite tiles, one of the oldest forms of roofing, are still unclear. This study is based on a set of over 5000 clay tile fragments excavated from a single context in the Qiaocun site on the Chinese Loess Plateau, dated to ~ 2400–2200 BCE (Early Longshan Period). By combini...

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Main Authors: Yijing Xu, Jing Zhou, Jianlong Zhao, Guoke Chen, Wen Li, Mingzhi Ma, Francesca Monteith, Shengyu Liu, Minghao Peng, Andrew Bevan, Hai Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35299-x

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35299-x

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