Complex raw materials and the supply system

Mineralogical and geochemical study of the jade artefacts of the Longshan Culture (2400–2000 bce ) from Sujiacun site in coastal Shandong, China

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ID8353264
AutoresB S Zhang (USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Xiaotong Wu (0000-0003-3262-9420, University of Science and Technology of China, autor de correspondencia), X T Wu (USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Y F Sun (Department of Anthropology Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63130 USA), Yuqin Sun (0000-0003-0957-5671, Washington University in St. Louis), Melissa M Ritchey (0000-0002-7244-1177, Washington University in St. Louis), M Ritchey (Department of Anthropology Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63130 USA), Anchuan Fan (0000-0001-6755-1737, University of Science and Technology of China), A C Fan (USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Y Y Zhang (0000-0003-0226-0108, USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), G Yu (0000-0002-5407-2064, USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Guo-An Yu (0000-0003-4436-1345, University of Science and Technology of China), Y B Song (Department of Archaeology Shandong University Jinan Shandong 250100 China), Ya-Zhen Song (Shandong University)
Año2021
Volumen63
Número1
Páginas1-18
Fecha de publicación2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12634
OpenAlexW3095531069
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas12

X‐ray fluorescence (XRF), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy were employed to analyse the chemical compositions and phase structures of nine pieces of jade artefacts unearthed from Sujiacun, a Longshan Culture (2400–2000 bce ) site in coastal Shandong, eastern China. The results of the analyses indicated these samples were primarily made from multiple raw mineral materials, including antigorite, actinolite, clinochlore, turquoise and muscovite. No nephrite was recovered from the Sujiacun site. This is strikingly different from other top‐ranking settlements of Longshan Culture, such as Dantu, Liangchengzhen and Xizhufeng, in which nephrite was the main material of jade artefacts. This may reflect the distinctions in the supply system of jade raw materials among different rankings of Longshan period sites. In addition, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) was used to analyse the composition of the rare earth elements of serpentine jade. These preliminary results were compared with published data on the composition of serpentine jade and it was found that the Sujiacun serpentine jade artefacts were likely sourced from the Taishan jade deposit

Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · JADE (particle detector) · Mineralogy · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geology · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies