Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China
Abstract This article discusses the bronze weapons discovered in the Xinghelu cemetery of Chengdu, China in order to study the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state. Metallographic microscopy, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and multi-collector inductively c...
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| author | Haichao Li Zhiqing Zhou Yang Liu Yi Wang Zhankui Wang Lin Wang Jianbo Tian Jianfeng Cui |
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| description | Abstract This article discusses the bronze weapons discovered in the Xinghelu cemetery of Chengdu, China in order to study the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state. Metallographic microscopy, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) were used to analyze 56 bronze samples. The results show that normal size weapons contain more lead or tin than the equivalent small weapons. Some normal size weapons were made from the same lead sources as the small ones; others, such as the dagger-axe and scabbards, might be imported products. To match the imported scabbards, swords of comparable size were cast or chosen. Most of the small weapons may have been produced by type, while the variable alloying composition and size for each weapon suggests multiple casting processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-699b079360ea47bf9be1b3f04ea7ef632022-12-21T18:59:07ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452020-04-018111610.1186/s40494-020-00379-yFighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, ChinaHaichao Li0Zhiqing Zhou1Yang Liu2Yi Wang3Zhankui Wang4Lin Wang5Jianbo Tian6Jianfeng Cui7Archaeomaterials Research Laboratory, Sichuan UniversityChengdu Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyArchaeomaterials Research Laboratory, Sichuan UniversityChengdu Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyChengdu Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyChengdu Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyChengdu Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologySchool of Archaeology and Museology, Peking UniversityAbstract This article discusses the bronze weapons discovered in the Xinghelu cemetery of Chengdu, China in order to study the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state. Metallographic microscopy, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) were used to analyze 56 bronze samples. The results show that normal size weapons contain more lead or tin than the equivalent small weapons. Some normal size weapons were made from the same lead sources as the small ones; others, such as the dagger-axe and scabbards, might be imported products. To match the imported scabbards, swords of comparable size were cast or chosen. Most of the small weapons may have been produced by type, while the variable alloying composition and size for each weapon suggests multiple casting processes.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00379-yXinghelu cemeteryThe Shu stateBronze weaponsElemental compositionsLead isotope ratios |
| spellingShingle | Haichao Li Zhiqing Zhou Yang Liu Yi Wang Zhankui Wang Lin Wang Jianbo Tian Jianfeng Cui Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China Heritage Science Xinghelu cemetery The Shu state Bronze weapons Elemental compositions Lead isotope ratios |
| title | Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China |
| title_full | Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China |
| title_fullStr | Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China |
| title_short | Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China |
| title_sort | fighting and burial the production of bronze weapons in the shu state based on a case study of xinghelu cemetery chengdu china |
| topic | Xinghelu cemetery The Shu state Bronze weapons Elemental compositions Lead isotope ratios |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00379-y |
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