The archaeological work at Yinxu-the late Shang capital in Anyang city-has already found several hundreds of bronze tools. The tools can be divided into two kinds: one from the tombs and another from the workshop site...The archaeological work at Yinxu-the late Shang capital in Anyang city-has already found several hundreds of bronze tools. The tools can be divided into two kinds: one from the tombs and another from the workshop sites. This paper deals with those tools unearthed from the tombs and discusses thier characteristics. It further believes that the bronze tools were changing from functional to nonfounctional ritural objects as time elapsed.展开更多
文摘The archaeological work at Yinxu-the late Shang capital in Anyang city-has already found several hundreds of bronze tools. The tools can be divided into two kinds: one from the tombs and another from the workshop sites. This paper deals with those tools unearthed from the tombs and discusses thier characteristics. It further believes that the bronze tools were changing from functional to nonfounctional ritural objects as time elapsed.