期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2021; 63 (4)
Granulation is a decorative technique for metalwork where tiny granules are used. Recent discoveries in China confirmed that pure copper granulation w......
Cosmetics have a long history in China, but their origins remain unclear. Cosmetic industry potentially originated in the Spring and Autumn Period (77......
The typological and scientific analysis of bronze artefacts has been widely applied to the issue of local production versus important, which can be fu......
The long-running controversy over typological concept use in archaeological investigations hinges on whether such procedures introduce assumptions, an......
The mingqi is the material manifestation of ancient Chinese burial rituals. As opposed to the prevalent bronze wares in the living world, lead mingqi ......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2021; 63 (1)
A method using the ratios between MnO, Fe2O3 and CoO to differentiate the cobalt sources for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain was developed in Oxford ......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (5)
The flexible sponge/epoxy composite can wrap underwater artefacts in any shape and forms a protective shell after curing, thus effectively wrapping an......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (5)
The characterization of lime mortars has become of primary importance in order to obtain information about the raw ingredients and building technology......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (5)
This paper explores the possible provenance of ores employed for metallurgical production during the Early Bronze Age in the central Hexi Corridor of ......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (4)
The gut contents of ancient humans have been proven to be the most direct evidence for palaeodietary study. In the Xinjiang region of north-west China......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (4)
The rate at which endogenous DNA from differently prepared (butchered, boiled and baked) compact pig bones degrades in five different Danish terrestri......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (1)
China is a major centre for rice domestication, where starch grain analysis has been widely applied to archaeological grinding tools to gain informati......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (3)
In order to discuss the exact provenance of the Qingbai wares discovered at Shabian archaeological site in Guangzhou, which had a similar appearance t......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (3)
Major types of ceramics produced in the history of Jingdezhen, from the Tang green glaze stoneware, through the Five Dynasties white ware, the Song dy......
期刊: ARCHAEOMETRY, 2020; 62 (3)
Palace lanterns were important and highly visible decorations in the imperial palace in Beijing, China, during the Qing dynasty (1636-1912). Most lant......