Early use and production of iron in the northern Shaanxi: A perspective on iron objects excavated from the Yuejiazhuang cemetery site |
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| Authors: | Mengyi Zhang Zhanwei Sun Jianrong Chong Jian Ma |
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| Affiliation: | 1. China-Central Asia Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Northwest University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China;2. School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China;3. Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | Yuejiazhuang is a cemetery site of Qin people in the Northern Shaanxi, China, and it is dated to the mid-late Warring States Period. Ninety-two iron objects were excavated from the Yuejiazhuang cemetery site, which provide an opportunity to understand the use and production of iron in the Northern Shaanxi. The metallurgical and statistical study has revealed that bloomery iron, cast iron, and steel made from cast iron were adopted in the Northern Shaanxi during the mid-late Warring States Period. In the meanwhile, cast iron and steel made from cast iron became dominant in the Northern Shaanxi. |
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| Keywords: | bloomery iron cast iron China metallurgical study the warring states period |
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