Preliminary Scientific Study of Bronze Artifacts from Tawendaliha Site in Dulan County of Qinghai Province
Received:November 21, 2019   Revised:November 27, 2019   Accepted:November 28, 2019      Published Online:March 17, 2020
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2020.04.019
KeyWord:Nomuhong culture;Tawendaliha site;bronze artifacts;archaeometallurgy
     
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Xi Guang-lan 北京科技大学科技史与文化遗产研究院,北京;国家文物局水下文化遗产保护中心;北京科技大学金属与矿冶文化遗产研究国家文物局重点科研基地,北京
Li Yan-xiang 北京科技大学科技史与文化遗产研究院,北京
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Abstract:
      The Tawendaliha site in Dulan County, Qinghai Province is an important site of Nomuhong culture, which belongs to the late Bronze Age site in Gansu-Qinghai area. 37 bronze artifacts from Tawendaliha site were in preliminary examination by SEM-EDS and metallographic examination. The results show that these samples include 19 red copper and 17 Cu-Sn alloys. Processing technologies of bronze artifacts include casting, hot forging after casting, and cold processing after casting, etc. The tool bronze artifacts such as copper knife were made by hot or cold forging after casting, other bronze artifacts were made by casting. This is the first time that the bronze artifacts of Nomuhong culture are scientifically analyzed. This study can provide a basis to study manufacturing technology of bronze artifacts of Nomuhong culture.
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