Early brass from the Foyemiaowan-Xindiantai cemetery, 265–439 ce: the origin and diffusion of brass in ancient China

Abstract The Foyemiaowan-Xindiantai cemetery, with more than 10,000 tombs, is located in north-west Gansu Province. The cemetery was active during the Sixteen-State Period of the Western Jin Dynasty (265–439 CE). As the largest ancient tomb group in the Dunhuang region, its cultural core is still ma...

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Main Authors: Qiangbing Wei, Yanxiang Li, Thilo Rehren, Honglian Ma, Xiuhui Li, Jianli Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-10-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-022-00784-5