Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors

Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors
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Publisher : British Archaeological Reports (Oxford Limited
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 1407316907
ISBN-13 : 9781407316901
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Book Synopsis Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors by : Xiuzhen Li

Download or read book Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors written by Xiuzhen Li and published by British Archaeological Reports (Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 40,000 lethal bronze weapons were discovered with thousands of terracotta warriors in the tomb complex of the Qin First Emperor (259-210 BC). This book carries out the first systematic and comprehensive study on these weapons to investigate the mass production and labour organisation in early imperial China. The research draws upon extensive measurements, typological analysis and related statistical treatment, as well as a study of the spatial distribution of the bronze weapons. A combination of metrical and spatial data is used to assess the degree of standardisation of the weapons' production, and to evaluate the spatial patterns in the array of the Terracotta Army. This provides further information about the labour organisation behind the production, transportation and placement of weapons as they were moved from the workshop and/or arsenal to the funeral pits. Integrating these insights with inscriptions, tool marks, and chemical analysis, this book fills a gap in the study of mass production, the behaviour of craftspeople, and related imperial logistical organisation in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), marking the most crucial early stage in Chinese political unification.


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