Chemical Studies of Ming and Qing (1368–1911 CE) coinage and the later history of brass in China

Pollard, A. Mark; Liu, Ruiliang

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2022.105597

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“…4, with some supplementary data from metal and non-metal materials dated to the later historical periods of China. The coloured background is based on kernel density analysis (Pollard et al , 2022). The diagram is based on that presented in Pollard et al (2018), however the addition of the kernel density modelling makes it easier to appreciate the location of the greatest density of datapoints.…”

Section: Provenance Versus Mixing and Recycling: Highly Radiogenic Le...mentioning

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Asking different questions: highly radiogenic lead, mixing and recycling of metal and social status in the Chinese Bronze Age

Liu

Pollard

2022

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The provenance of raw materials and finished objects is one of the most intriguing problems in archaeology. It is significant for the discussion of inter-regional cultural communication. Many of the methods used to determine provenance employed by archaeologists are shared with geologists or geochemists, among which the use of lead isotopes is probably one of the best-known. However, geologists and archaeologists do not always ask the same questions. Because of many and various human choices, it is not always possible to apply geological methods directly to archaeological objects. Specifically, the potential existence of mixing and recycling of metals challenges all the provenance studies of metal objects. In this paper, using Bronze Age China as an example, we suggest that by using geochemical techniques such as lead isotopic analysis and trace-element analysis of bronzes, but by asking slightly different questions, one can throw new light on the way in which important resources were managed by consumers of different social status within early dynastic China.

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Section: Provenance Versus Mixing and Recycling: Highly Radiogenic Le...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Asking different questions: highly radiogenic lead, mixing and recycling of metal and social status in the Chinese Bronze Age

Liu

Pollard

2022

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Chemical Studies of Ming and Qing (1368–1911 CE) coinage and the later history of brass in China

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References 11 publications

Asking different questions: highly radiogenic lead, mixing and recycling of metal and social status in the Chinese Bronze Age

Asking different questions: highly radiogenic lead, mixing and recycling of metal and social status in the Chinese Bronze Age

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