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Not so efficient, but still distilled: the technology of Qing Dynasty zinc production at Dafengmen, Chongqing, southwest China
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Zhou, Wenli; Martinon-Torres, Marcos; Chen, Jianli; Li, Yanxiang
journal of archaeological science
2014
[ABSTRACT] The technology of zinc distillation at three large-scale production sites in Chongqing, southwest China, dated to the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644), ...
[KEYWORDS] Zinc distillation; Retort; Crucible smelting; Workshop location; Efficiency
Distilling zinc for the Ming Dynasty: the technology of large scale zinc production in Fengdu, southwest China
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Zhou, Wenli; Martinon-Torres, Marcos; Chen, Jianli; Liu, Haiwang; Li, Yanxiang
journal of archaeological science
2012
[ABSTRACT] Our understanding of zinc distillation technology in ancient China has traditionally been limited by a lack of studies of production remains. The d...
[KEYWORDS] Zinc distillation; Retort; Coal; Brass; Mints; China; TOUGHNESS; STRENGTH; CERAMICS; EUROPE
A view of iron and steel making technology in the Yan region during the Warring States period and the Han dynasty: scientific study of iron objects excavated from Dongheishan site, Hebei province, China
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Liu, Haifeng; Chen, Jianli; Mei, Jianjun; Jia, Jinbiao; Shi, Lei
journal of archaeological science
2014
[ABSTRACT] Iron objects excavated from the Dongheishan site provided a chance to systematically study the iron and steel making technology during the Warring ...
[KEYWORDS] Iron objects analysis; The Warring States period and the Han; dynasty; Dongheishan site; The Yan region; China
Bullion production in imperial China and its significance for sulphide ore smelting world-wide
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Liu, Siran; Rehren, Thilo; Chen, Jianli; Xu, Changqing; Venunan, Pira; Larreina-Garcia, David; Martinon-Torres, Marcos
journal of archaeological science
2015
[ABSTRACT] Gold and silver production was of major importance for almost all ancient societies but has been rarely studied archaeologically. Here we present a...
[KEYWORDS] Gold; Silver; Lead smelting; Iron reduction process (IRP); Slag; Sulphur; Melting point; EARLY BRONZE-AGE; PHASE-RELATIONS; FE-S; SULFUR; SOLUBILITY; SILICATE; SYSTEMS; SPEISS; MATTES; MELTS
Microscopic study of Chinese bronze casting moulds from the Eastern Zhou period
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Liu, Siran; Wang, Kai; Cai, Quanfa; Chen, Jianli
journal of archaeological science
2013
[ABSTRACT] Piece mould casting technology, as a hall mark of the central plains of China during the Bronze Age, has attracted scholars' interest globally...
[KEYWORDS] Mould; Bronze casting; Microstructure; SEM; TOUGHNESS; STRENGTH; CERAMICS
Cast iron-smelting furnace materials in imperial China: Macro-observation and microscopic study
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Liu, Haifeng; Qian, Wei; Chen, Jianli; Chen, Hongli; Chastain, Matthew L.; Notis, Michael R.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
2017
[ABSTRACT] Field investigation was carried out to study ancient cast iron smelting furnaces at 15 sites from Imperial China. Petrographic analyses were perfor...
[KEYWORDS] Metallurgical ceramic; Refractory material; Cast iron; Smelting furnace; China; METALLURGICAL CERAMICS; SITE; CRUCIBLES; TOUGHNESS; STRENGTH; MULLITE; PERIOD
An iron production and exchange system at the center of the Western Han Empire: Scientific study of iron products and manufacturing remains from the Taicheng site complex
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Lam, Wengcheong; Chen, Jianli; Chong, Jianrong; Lei, Xingshan; Tam, Wai Lun
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
2018
[ABSTRACT] The discovery of a small-scale ironworks and ironware from burials at the Taicheng site complex in the Wei River Valley, Shaanxi, provides a valuab...
[KEYWORDS] Cast iron foundry; Western Han; Scrap iron recycling; Solid-state decarburization of cast iron; Fined iron; Exchange of iron products; SLAG; BLOOMERY
A new FTIR method for estimating the firing temperature of ceramic bronze-casting moulds from early China
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Yan, Bichen; Liu, Siran; Chastain, Matthew L.; Yang, Shugang; Chen, Jianli
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2021-02-08
[ABSTRACT] Intricate ceramic bronze-casting moulds are among the most significant archaeological remains found at Bronze Age metallurgical workshops in China....
[KEYWORDS] 07 理学;
Provision of iron objects in the southern borderlands of the Han Empire: a metallurgical study of iron objects from Han tombs in Guangzhou
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Lam, Wengcheong; Zhang, Qianglu; Chen, Jianli; Wu, Sum Yi
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2020-09-04
[ABSTRACT] It is widely acknowledged that the iron industry developed during the Han period led to the widespread distribution of iron implements, but how suc...
[KEYWORDS] WARRING STATES PERIOD; SLAG; SITE; PROVENANCE; BLOOMERY; SYSTEM; 0303 社会学;0601 考古学;0708 地球物理学;
Micro-slag and "invisible" copper processing activities at a Middle-Shang period (14th-13th century BC) bronze casting workshop
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Liu, Siran; He, Xiaolin; Chen, Jianli; Zou, Guisen; Guo, Shijia; Gong, Xicheng; Rehren, Thilo
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
2020-10
[ABSTRACT] Micro-slag artefacts from ancient bronze casting workshops were largely ignored in previous research despite their rich information potential. Curr...
[KEYWORDS] CALLEVA-ATREBATUM SILCHESTER; IRON PRODUCTION; ROMAN TOWN; LEAD; TECHNOLOGY; METALLURGY; HAMPSHIRE; CHINA; SITE; 0303 社会学;0601 考古学;0708 地球物理学;
Production and circulation of bronzes among the regional states in the Western Zhou Dynasty
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Li, Haichao; Chen, Jianli; Cui, Jianfeng; Wu, Xiaohong; Yang, Yingliang; Huang, Fengchun; Xu, Tianjin
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
2020-09
[ABSTRACT] The production and circulation of bronzes among the regional states of the Western Zhou Dynasty are an important way of understanding the political...
[KEYWORDS] ARTIFACTS; ISOTOPES; 0303 社会学;0601 考古学;0708 地球物理学;
A Preliminary Study of Furnace Materials from Shuiquangou Iron Smelting Site of Liao and Jin Period in Beijing
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Liu, Haifeng; Qian, Wei; Chen, Jianli; Li, Yanxiang; Guo, Jingning; Liu, Naitao
isij international
2014
[ABSTRACT] Microstructure, chemical composition, physical property and high temperature process of furnace materials from Shuiquangou site were analyzed in or...
[KEYWORDS] furnace material; furnace lining; blast furnace; cast iron; refractory material; Shuiquangou site
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