Early Metallurgy of Eastern Xinjiang
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| Title: | Early Metallurgy of Eastern Xinjiang |
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| Authors: | Liangren Zhang, J. Chen, Liang Yong, Xien Ch., L. Guorui, Kazi Moshiur Rahman, M. Esmayil, Feng Ya., M. Yingxia |
| Source: | THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH; Vol 33 No 3 (2021); 203-239 Теория и практика археологических исследований; Том 33 № 3 (2021); 203-239 Теория и практика археологических исследований, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 203-239 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Altai State University, 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Subject Terms: | Bronze Age, Archaeometallurgical Study of Ancient Iron Production, Archeology, металлургия, Social Sciences, Ornaments, ранний железный век, 12. Responsible consumption, Синьцзян, Style (visual arts), Radiocarbon Dating and Agricultural Origins, eurasia, Geography, metallurgy, Metal, Xinjiang, Paleontology, Евразия, 15. Life on land, Materials science, xinjiang, FOS: Sociology, early iron age, Earth and Planetary Sciences, bronze age, Bronze, Early Iron Age, Archaeology, бронзовый век, Tin, Anthropology, Physical Sciences, Metallurgy, Eurasia, Silk Roads and Eurasian Exchange Networks, CC1-960, Copper, Metallographic Study |
| Description: | This paper examines the form and chemical composition of metal artifacts of three successive cultures of the Hami region. The metal artifacts of the Tianshanbeilu culture are rather diverse in both type and material; body ornaments are dominant, whereas tools and weapons are quantitatively modest. The typological composition and the predominance of body ornaments made of tin bronze, pure copper, and arsenic copper are reminiscent of the Karasuk culture in the Minusinsk Basin and the Siba culture in the Hexi Corridor. Apart from the bulk metal types, there are gold, lead, and antimonial copper. The metal artifacts of the succeeding culture of Yanbulake are morphologically derived from Tianshanbeilu. In the subsequent Heigouliang culture, apart from old types of metal artifacts inherited from the Yanbulake culture, there are a number of new types of artifacts that are morphologically derived from nomadic cultures in the Eurasian steppe. In the cultures of Yanbulake and Heigouliang, the use of tin bronze, arsenic copper, and pure copper prevailed. The source of minerals, especially tin, which is used throughout the three successive cultures, awaits further investigation. Keywords: Xinjiang, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, metallurgy, Eurasia |
| Document Type: | Article Other literature type |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| ISSN: | 2307-2539 |
| DOI: | 10.14258/tpai(2021)33(3).-12 |
| DOI: | 10.60692/q74dv-8sh90 |
| DOI: | 10.60692/9zpgb-f7870 |
| Access URL: | http://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/download/10496/8706 http://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/10496 https://doaj.org/article/76ab74fa0e8e4bcdbc29b80bdbab8989 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f2e9dea2b63c703058d0c3645d72e409 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This paper examines the form and chemical composition of metal artifacts of three successive cultures of the Hami region. The metal artifacts of the Tianshanbeilu culture are rather diverse in both type and material; body ornaments are dominant, whereas tools and weapons are quantitatively modest. The typological composition and the predominance of body ornaments made of tin bronze, pure copper, and arsenic copper are reminiscent of the Karasuk culture in the Minusinsk Basin and the Siba culture in the Hexi Corridor. Apart from the bulk metal types, there are gold, lead, and antimonial copper. The metal artifacts of the succeeding culture of Yanbulake are morphologically derived from Tianshanbeilu. In the subsequent Heigouliang culture, apart from old types of metal artifacts inherited from the Yanbulake culture, there are a number of new types of artifacts that are morphologically derived from nomadic cultures in the Eurasian steppe. In the cultures of Yanbulake and Heigouliang, the use of tin bronze, arsenic copper, and pure copper prevailed. The source of minerals, especially tin, which is used throughout the three successive cultures, awaits further investigation. Keywords: Xinjiang, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, metallurgy, Eurasia |
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| ISSN: | 23072539 |
| DOI: | 10.14258/tpai(2021)33(3).-12 |