新疆出土铜鍑的初步科学分析

A Preliminary Analysis of the Bronze Fu Cauldrons Unearthed from Xinjiang

对新疆出土的5件铜鍑进行科学分析的结果表明,4件早期铜鍑用红铜铸成,1件晚期铜鍑的成分为铜锡铅合金。由此推测,在公元前第一千纪,有可能已使用新疆当地的某一铜矿资源。本文还讨论了铜鍑在新疆的出现。

The results of a scientific analysis of five bronze fu cauldrons unearthed from Xinjiang indicate that among them four of the early phase are made of copper but not tin bronze,and the only one late example is a product of an alloy of copper,tin and lead.Besides,there are three fu containing a small amount of antimony.This suggests that some local resources of copper ore in Xinjiang may have been exploited in the first millennium BC.Furthermore,the present paper discusses the cultural and technical background for the emergence of bronze fu and the early stage of their use in Xinjiang,as well as the spread of their casting technology in the east of the Eurasian Steppes.