State intervention in post-Qin bronze production in Sichuan: scientific insights from <i>mou</i> vessels
Bronze mou vessels appear in Shu tombs in south-west China during the Eastern Zhou period ( c . 771–256 BC). Examination of these vessels reveals major changes in the supply of metal and alloying technology in the Shu State, throwing new light on the social impact of the Qin conquest and later unification of China.
Authors
- Ruiliang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7745-5933)
- Wugan Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-8853)
- Ruizhe Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3899-4219)
- Tao Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7008-6351)
- Tao Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0824-622X)
- Ning Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3841-3954)
- Pei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-8825)
- Xiaoting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9351-3072)
- Yindong Yang
Institutions
- British Museum (GB)
- Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (CN)
- Yunnan Archaeology (CN)
- Institute of Archaeology (CN)
- Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology (CN)
- Department of Archaeology (LK)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.15
- Primary Topic
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Social Science Fund of China