Jianjun Mei
Biographic Data
| ID | 79283 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jianjun Mei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jianjun |
| FAMILY NAME | Mei |
| SIGNATURE | MEI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Science and Technology Beijing |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8942-8633 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 236 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
The Sanxingdui Site
The Sanxingdui site is a Neolithic and early Bronze Age site in the Sichuan Basin and home to a civilisation unrecorded in Chinese historical sources. Propelled to national prominence by the discovery of extraordinary bronze artefacts between 1986 and 2021, Sanxingdui is a distinctive case study of how field archaeology in a regional setting has been carried out and interpreted, and how it fits into the practice of Chinese archaeology. This chapt…
The Development of Archaeometallurgical Research in Mainland China over the Past 50 Years
This chapter provides an overview of the development of archaeometallurgical research in China over the past 50 years. This can be divided roughly into three periods. Archaeometallurgical research in the first period (1974–1983) is represented by Professor Tsun Ko’s (Ke Jun 柯俊) work on a Shang bronze axe with a meteoritic iron blade, which exemplified the successful application of scientific analysis to archaeological metals. The second period (1…
Archaeological study of the bronze foil pieces unearthed from the sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui
Years of Bronze Provenance Studies
Deciphering the origins of Sanxingdui bronzes through petrographic and elemental analysis of casting cores
Vsi
Scientific examination and study of the Qijia culture bronze artifacts from Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu
The Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu, has yielded the largest collection of Qijia culture bronze artifacts discovered to date. More than 300 bronze artifacts were unearthed, including new forms such as bracelets, neck ornaments, and earrings with trumpet-shaped ends, reflecting the advanced bronze production technology during the late Qijia culture period. This paper presents an analysis of 146 bronze artifacts from the Mogou site, conducted through m…
Pilot study on the lipid residues in the clay core of Lost-wax process
Scientific study of bronze bells of the Western Zhou period recovered in Yichang, Hubei
Kao Gong Ji
Reviewed by: Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies trans. by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann Jianjun Mei (bio) Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies Translated and commented by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann. Leiden: Brill and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, 2020. Pp. 222. Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies Translated and commented by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Her…
Putting Joseph Needham in the East Asian Context
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: an International Journal - Volume 14, Number 2, June 2020
Cast a different iron
Imported or indigenous? The earliest forged tin foil found in China
Copper metallurgy in prehistoric upper Ili Valley, Xinjiang, China
Some Reflections on Joseph Needham's Intellectual Heritage
In this essay, I reflect on Joseph Needham's intellectual heritage, its impact on understanding the world history of knowledge circulation, and its broad influence on generations of scholars. I present two case studies of paktong and iron/steel to show what Needham himself achieved and what recent progress has been made, highlighting the change of research paradigm from a patriotic or nationalistic approach to a global history approach. I argue t…
The Provenance, Use, and Circulation of Metals in the European Bronze Age
Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical studies have largely focused on determining the geological origin of the constituent metals, copper and tin, and their movement from producer to consumer sites. More recently, the effects of recycling, both temporal and spatial, on the composition of the circulating metal sto…
Hanzhong bronzes and highly radiogenic lead in Shang period China
Meteoritic origin and manufacturing process of iron blades in two Bronze Age bimetallic objects from China
Evidence of arsenical copper smelting in Bronze Age China
Indigenous production and interregional exchange
Archaeometallurgical studies in China
A view of iron and steel making technology in the Yan region during the Warring States period and the Han dynasty
Special alloys from remote frontiers of the Shang Kingdom
Scientific examination of Shang-dynasty bronzes from Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China
Metallurgy in Ancient Eastern Asia
The Provenance, Use, and Circulation of Metals in the European Bronze Age
Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical studies have largely focused on determining the geological origin of the constituent metals, copper and tin, and their movement from producer to consumer sites. More recently, the effects of recycling, both temporal and spatial, on the composition of the circulating metal sto…
Metallurgy in Ancient Eastern Asia
Archaeometallurgical studies in China
The existence of Andronovo cultural influence in Xinjiang during the 2nd millennium BC
Previously considered a Bronze Age lacuna, the Northwest Xinjiang region of China has new archaeological finds, showing significant relationships between it and Kazakhstan and Kirghizia. The new Bronze Age culture of Xinjiang shows close affiliation with the Andronovo culture
Hanzhong bronzes and highly radiogenic lead in Shang period China
Copper metallurgy in prehistoric upper Ili Valley, Xinjiang, China
Evidence of arsenical copper smelting in Bronze Age China
Special alloys from remote frontiers of the Shang Kingdom
A view of iron and steel making technology in the Yan region during the Warring States period and the Han dynasty
Scientific examination of Shang-dynasty bronzes from Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China
Years of Bronze Provenance Studies
Indigenous production and interregional exchange
Cast a different iron
Deciphering the origins of Sanxingdui bronzes through petrographic and elemental analysis of casting cores
Imported or indigenous? The earliest forged tin foil found in China
Meteoritic origin and manufacturing process of iron blades in two Bronze Age bimetallic objects from China
The existence of Andronovo cultural influence in Xinjiang during the 2nd millennium BC
Previously considered a Bronze Age lacuna, the Northwest Xinjiang region of China has new archaeological finds, showing significant relationships between it and Kazakhstan and Kirghizia. The new Bronze Age culture of Xinjiang shows close affiliation with the Andronovo culture
Copper and Bronze Metallurgy in Late Prehistoric Xinjiang
It is only in the last couple of decades that the crucial importance of the westernmost province of China (formerly known as Chinese Turkestan) for the prehistoric period, and specifically for the bronze and iron ages, has come to be recognized. It has come to public attention through the excavation and study of the so called Xinjiang 'mummies', in fact desiccated human burials (with wonderfully preserved textiles) going back to before 1000 BCE. …
Special alloys from remote frontiers of the Shang Kingdom
Scientific examination of Shang-dynasty bronzes from Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China
Metallurgy in Ancient Eastern Asia
A view of iron and steel making technology in the Yan region during the Warring States period and the Han dynasty
Archaeometallurgical studies in China
Indigenous production and interregional exchange
Evidence of arsenical copper smelting in Bronze Age China
The Provenance, Use, and Circulation of Metals in the European Bronze Age
Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical studies have largely focused on determining the geological origin of the constituent metals, copper and tin, and their movement from producer to consumer sites. More recently, the effects of recycling, both temporal and spatial, on the composition of the circulating metal sto…
Hanzhong bronzes and highly radiogenic lead in Shang period China
Meteoritic origin and manufacturing process of iron blades in two Bronze Age bimetallic objects from China
Imported or indigenous? The earliest forged tin foil found in China
Copper metallurgy in prehistoric upper Ili Valley, Xinjiang, China
Some Reflections on Joseph Needham's Intellectual Heritage
In this essay, I reflect on Joseph Needham's intellectual heritage, its impact on understanding the world history of knowledge circulation, and its broad influence on generations of scholars. I present two case studies of paktong and iron/steel to show what Needham himself achieved and what recent progress has been made, highlighting the change of research paradigm from a patriotic or nationalistic approach to a global history approach. I argue t…
Putting Joseph Needham in the East Asian Context
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: an International Journal - Volume 14, Number 2, June 2020
Cast a different iron
Kao Gong Ji
Reviewed by: Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies trans. by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann Jianjun Mei (bio) Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies Translated and commented by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann. Leiden: Brill and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, 2020. Pp. 222. Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies Translated and commented by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Her…
Scientific study of bronze bells of the Western Zhou period recovered in Yichang, Hubei
Scientific examination and study of the Qijia culture bronze artifacts from Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu
The Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu, has yielded the largest collection of Qijia culture bronze artifacts discovered to date. More than 300 bronze artifacts were unearthed, including new forms such as bracelets, neck ornaments, and earrings with trumpet-shaped ends, reflecting the advanced bronze production technology during the late Qijia culture period. This paper presents an analysis of 146 bronze artifacts from the Mogou site, conducted through m…
Pilot study on the lipid residues in the clay core of Lost-wax process
Vsi
Years of Bronze Provenance Studies
Deciphering the origins of Sanxingdui bronzes through petrographic and elemental analysis of casting cores
The Sanxingdui Site
The Sanxingdui site is a Neolithic and early Bronze Age site in the Sichuan Basin and home to a civilisation unrecorded in Chinese historical sources. Propelled to national prominence by the discovery of extraordinary bronze artefacts between 1986 and 2021, Sanxingdui is a distinctive case study of how field archaeology in a regional setting has been carried out and interpreted, and how it fits into the practice of Chinese archaeology. This chapt…
Archaeology (21 works) · History (20 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 works) · Bronze (16 works) · China (16 works) · Ancient history (14 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (14 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (14 works) · Geography (13 works) · History (13 works)