中国古代金属材料的使用

The Utilization of Metal Materials in Ancient China

金属是人类发现并利用的重要材料之一。从新石器时代晚期的铜石并用到青铜时代和铁器时代,金属材料的使用成为人类社会文明发展进步的标志。我国古代金属材料的发现与使用,冶炼与制造技术的传承发展与世界各文明的一般规律不尽相同。随着近几年来考古工作不断向前推进,科学化程度越来越高,金属文物的科学认知在不断进步,我国古代金属材料使用与技术发展的历史也在不断改写与完善。

Metal is one of the important materials discovered and utilized by human beings.From the Chalcolithic Age to the Bronze and the Iron Age,the utilization of metal materials has become a symbol of the development and progress of human civilization.The metallurgical material history in China is not the same as the general laws of all civilizations in the world.With the development of Archaeology in recent years,the scientific discovery of metal relics is progressing and the history of metal materials in ancient China is also being rewritten.