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Social hierarchy and the choice of metal recycling at Anyang, the last capital of Bronze Age Shang China
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Anyang, the last capital of the Chinese Shang dynasty, became one of the largest metal consumers in Eurasia during the second millennium BCE. However, it remains unclear how Anyang people managed to sustain such a large supply of metal. By considering the chemical analysis of bronze objects within archaeological contexts, this paper shows that the casting and circulation of metal at Anyang was effectively governed by social hierarchy. Objects belonging to the high elites such as Fuhao, partic...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Nature Research Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Scientific Reports Journal website
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- 18794
- Publication date:
- 2020-11-02
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-10-21
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2045-2322
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- English
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1140276
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- 2020-11-02
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