Preliminary Investigation on Iron Smelting Site in Warring States Period in Pingshan, Hebei Province
Received:October 17, 2023   Revised:October 30, 2023   Accepted:October 31, 2023      Published Online:December 29, 2023
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2024.02.019
KeyWord:Warring States Period; cast iron smelting site; slag; Pingshan area
        
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YUAN Haoming 广西民族大学
LI Yongchun 广西博物馆
HUANG Quansheng 广西民族大学
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Abstract:
      Pingshan Warring States Iron Smelting Site is located on the west side of Beibaijia''an village, Pingshan county, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province, covering an area of about 47 000 m2. In July 2022, field investigation was carried out on the site and metallurgical relics such as slag and furnace wall were obtained. 10 samples of slag were detected and analyzed by means of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy spectrum analysis (SEM-EDX) and metallographic (mineral) observation. The smelting properties and technical characteristics of the site were discussed based on the chemical composition and microstructure of the slag. The results indicate that the site is an iron smelting site, with a technical type of cast iron smelting, and the iron smelting slag belongs to the Ca-Si-Al series of high calcium slag.
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