A Typology and Lead Isotope and Cultural Exchange Study on Bronze Knives from Shuangyuan Cemetery, Chengdu City, Southwest China

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	A Typology and Lead Isotope and Cultural Exchange Study on Bronze Knives from Shuangyuan Cemetery, Chengdu City, Southwest China
	Wang, Xiaoting 1,2; Yang, Yingdong 3; Wang, Tianyou 3; Luo, Wugan 1,2
	2024-05-10
发表期刊	CURRENT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN	1573-4110
页码	9
通讯作者	Luo, Wugan(xiahua@ucas.ac.cn)
摘要	Background Bronze knives, which have been excavated in large quantities and acquired hierarchical significance, are essential artifacts in Shu State in Southwest China. Building upon previous typological analyses of bronze knives, it is hypothesized that Shu culture may have imported foreign-style bronze knives. However, further demonstration of the provenance of metal materials, the types of knives, and the cultural exchange necessitates a comprehensive examination through the lens of scientific analysis. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in the manufacturing processes and metal resources of Shu bronze knives with various cultural styles and whether bronze knives in the foreign styles were imported or locally imitated.Methods In this study, the typology, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry were used to analyze twenty-four bronze knives unearthed from Shuangyuan Cemetery, a cemetery of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, Southwest China.Results The results of the study show that the knives of Shuangyuan Cemetery can be classified typologically into five types, encompassing both local and foreign styles. The predominant alloy composition of these knives is lead-tin bronze, characterized by a notably high tin content. Lead isotope ratios indicate that metal materials from the South China geochemical province and the Yangtze geochemical province were mainly used to manufacture the bronze knives unearthed from the Shu state.Conclusion While the majority of foreign-style knives with ring-shaped heads were likely imported from neighboring regions like Chu state, distinctively styled type D and type E bronze knives appear to have been locally imitated by the Shu, showcasing a blend of external influences and indigenous innovation. The combination of typology and scientific analysis of the bronze knife may shed new light on the study of the Shu culture of the Eastern Zhou period.
关键词	Bronze knife typology lead isotope shu culture China Eastern Zhou Dynasty
DOI	10.2174/0115734110304194240503103902
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Social Science Foundation of China[20VJXG018]
项目资助者	National Social Science Foundation of China
WOS研究方向	Chemistry
WOS类目	Chemistry, Analytical
WOS记录号	WOS:001223500800001
出版者	BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/23666
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Luo, Wugan
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origin, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Archaeol & Anthropol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Chengdu Cultural Rel & Archaeol Res Inst, Chengdu, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Xiaoting,Yang, Yingdong,Wang, Tianyou,et al. A Typology and Lead Isotope and Cultural Exchange Study on Bronze Knives from Shuangyuan Cemetery, Chengdu City, Southwest China[J]. CURRENT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY,2024:9.
APA	Wang, Xiaoting,Yang, Yingdong,Wang, Tianyou,&Luo, Wugan.(2024).A Typology and Lead Isotope and Cultural Exchange Study on Bronze Knives from Shuangyuan Cemetery, Chengdu City, Southwest China.CURRENT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY,9.
MLA	Wang, Xiaoting,et al."A Typology and Lead Isotope and Cultural Exchange Study on Bronze Knives from Shuangyuan Cemetery, Chengdu City, Southwest China".CURRENT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2024):9.