A lead isotope study of the fourth century BC bronze artifacts excavated from Guozhuang Chu graveyard in Shangcai County, Henan Province, Central China

作者：Liu, Zhengfeng; Ma, Juncai; Wang, Congmin; Hu, Yaowu; Luo, Wugan^*

来源：Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019, 11(6): 2759-2769.

DOI：10.1007/s12520-018-0699-2

• Guozhuang Chu graveyard
• Lead isotope
• Bronze cultural sphere
• Cultural communication

MC-ICP-MS analysis was conducted on fourteen bronze artifacts of the early Warring States Period (475-376B.C.), excavated from Guozhuang Chu graveyard in Shangcai County, Henan Province, central China. The lead isotope ratios conform to the characteristics of common lead. Complex lead ore sources suggest Northeastern Jiangxi Province as the main sourcing area, while Southwestern Henan Province may also provide a small amount of lead ore. Some lead ore may also be derived from other countries, such as Ba, Qi, or Yan States. A further study shows that during the Warring States Period, the bronze cultural spheres around Jin, Qin, Chu, Qi, Yan, and Ba kingdoms share a distinctive feature based on lead isotope ratios. In the case of Chu, there were differences between border areas and king city regions, but on the whole, the difference was small. In addition, some raw material exchange may exist between the bronze cultural spheres of Chu, Jin, Qi, and Ba.

• 出版日期2019-6
• 单位中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所; 清华大学; 北京印刷学院; 中国科学院大学