Abstract
Abstract
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The emergence of copper metallurgy in China can generally be traced back to the late third and early second millennia BC in several regions, including the Northwest, the Northern Zone and the Central Plain (Mei 2009)
Suggest that the widespread adoption of copper and bronze metallurgy in the territory of present-day China did not occur until the later part of the second millennium BC (Figure 1)
Further evidence for the existence of indigenous metallurgical production is provided by the discovery of three fragments of sickle-shaped objects during the excavation of the Baoshan site, the only archaeological site in the Hanzhong region dating to the late Shang period that has been properly excavated (XDWX 2002)
Summary
The emergence of copper metallurgy in China can generally be traced back to the late third and early second millennia BC in several regions, including the Northwest, the Northern Zone and the Central Plain (Mei 2009). They include 39 vessels, 54 weapons, 51 Yang discs, 19 masks, 31 sickle-shaped objects and 10 Zhang sceptres from 24 different caches, covering all the major types of this group of bronzes.
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