牛河梁冶铜炉壁残片研究

Remains of the Bronze-casting Furnace Unearthed at Niuheliang

辽宁省凌源县与建平县交界处的牛河梁,近年因发现和发掘大型红山文化遗址群而闻名。80年代中期,在牛河梁一人工堆积而成的金字塔形(转山子)顶部和一自然山丘(小福山)顶部分别发现了炉壁残片(当时称为“坩埚片”)。1987年,辽宁省考古研究所对转山子进行了发掘。发掘期间,北京科技大学冶金及材料史研究所承发掘单位的热情邀请。

Niuherliang, a locality where Lingyuan and Jianping counties meet, is known for the magnificent site of the Hongshan culture. Remains of the wall of a bronze-casting furnace were found here in the mid 1980s, and sent to the Institute of Metallurgic Materials, Bei- jing Science and Technology University for analysis, restoration and dating. The studies place the remains at 3000+330～3494+340BP, a date corresponding with the lower Xiajiadian. The remains, the hitherto earliest survival related with bronze casting in this country, are of much value for the exploration of China's metallurgical genesis.