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| Preliminary Investigation of Iron Smelting Site in the Han Dynasty Found at Yenan, Yicheng, Shanxi Province |
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Received:November 16, 2023
Revised:November 23, 2023
Accepted:December 11, 2023
Published Online:January 26, 2024
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| DOI：doi：10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2024.03.020 |
| KeyWord:Yenan site; cast iron smelting; puddling steel; Han Dynasty; slag |
| Author | Institution |
| WU Yue |
广西民族大学 科技史与科技文化研究院 |
| HUANG Quansheng |
广西民族大学 科技史与科技文化研究院 |
| LI Yongchun |
广西博物馆 保管部 |
| ZHU Jin |
广西民族大学 科技史与科技文化研究院 |
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| Abstract: |
| Yenan site is located at Yenan village of Yicheng county, Shanxi province, and the remaining area of the site is about 1.2 km2, which dates back to the West Han Dynasty. The matrix compositions and microstructures of 6 slag samples and 2 metal iron block samples collected from Yenan site were analyzed by means of X-ray fluorescence analyzer (EDX), scanning electron microscope and energy spectrum analyzer (SEM-EDS) and metallographic microscope. The results show that the 6 slag samples are Si-Ca-Al low-iron slags, and the 2 metal iron block samples are wrought iron, which should likely be products of puddling steel. Yenan iron smelting site is a cast iron smelting site, while it is also a puddling steel site. The site is the first large-scale puddling steel smelting site and official site of the Han Dynasty in Shanxi province that has ever been confirmed. |
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