Structural and compositional analysis of a casting mold sherd from ancient China

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174057

	Structural and compositional analysis of a casting mold sherd from ancient China
	Zong, Yunbing 1; Yao, Shengkun1,2 ; Lang, Jianfeng 3; Chen, Xuexiang 3; Fan, Jiadong1,2 ; Sun, Zhibin 1; Duan, Xiulan 1; Li, Nannan 1; Fang, Hui 3; Zhou, Guangzhao 4; Xiao, Tiqiao 4; Li, Aiguo 4; Jiang, Huaidong1,2
	2017-03-15
发表期刊	PLOS ONE
ISSN	1932-6203
卷号	12 期号:3
发表状态	已发表
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0174057
摘要	Casting had symbolic significance and was strictly controlled in the Shang dynasty of ancient China. Vessel casting was mainly distributed around the Shang capital, Yin Ruins, which indicates a rigorous centralization of authority. Thus, for a casting mold to be excavated far from the capital region is rare. In addition to some bronze vessel molds excavated at the Buyao Village site, another key discovery of a bronze vessel mold occurred at Daxinzhuang. The Daxinzhuang site was a core area in the east of Shang state and is an important site to study the eastward expansion of the Shang. Here, combining synchrotron X-rays and other physicochemical analysis methods, nondestructive three-dimensional structure imaging and different elemental analyses were conducted on this mold sherd. Through high penetration X-ray tomography, we obtained insights on the internal structure and discovered some pores. We infer that the generation of pores inside the casting mold sherd was used to enhance air permeability during casting. Furthermore, we suppose that the decorative patterns on the surface were carved and not pasted onto it. Considering the previous compositional studies of bronze vessels, the copper and iron elements were analyzed by different methods. Unexpectedly, a larger amount of iron than of copper was detected on the surface. According to the data analysis and archaeological context, the source of iron on the casting mold sherd could be attributed to local soil contamination. A refined compositional analysis confirms that this casting mold was fabricated locally and used for bronze casting.
收录类别	SCI ; AHCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University[2014JC007]
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000396311700090
出版者	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
WOS关键词	SCANNING-ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY ; RAY
原始文献类型	Article
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://kms.shanghaitech.edu.cn/handle/2MSLDSTB/1469
专题	大科学中心_PI研究组_江怀东组物质科学与技术学院
通讯作者	Jiang, Huaidong
作者单位	1.Shandong Univ, State Key Lab Crystal Mat, Jinan, Shandong, Peoples R China 2.ShanghaiTech Univ, Sch Phys Sci & Technol, Shanghai, Peoples R China 3.Shandong Univ, Dept Archaeol, Jinan, Shandong, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Appl Phys, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiat Facil, Shanghai, Peoples R China
通讯作者单位	物质科学与技术学院
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zong, Yunbing,Yao, Shengkun,Lang, Jianfeng,et al. Structural and compositional analysis of a casting mold sherd from ancient China[J]. PLOS ONE,2017,12(3).
APA	Zong, Yunbing.,Yao, Shengkun.,Lang, Jianfeng.,Chen, Xuexiang.,Fan, Jiadong.,...&Jiang, Huaidong.(2017).Structural and compositional analysis of a casting mold sherd from ancient China.PLOS ONE,12(3).
MLA	Zong, Yunbing,et al."Structural and compositional analysis of a casting mold sherd from ancient China".PLOS ONE 12.3(2017).