Intricate ceramic bronze-casting moulds are among the most significant archaeological
remains found at Bronze Age metallurgical workshops in China. Firing temperature was …

The Origins of Ancient Vietnam explores the origins of civilization in the Red River Delta of
Vietnam and how related studies can inform our understanding of ancient societies …

Despite decades of research into the Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China, many
questions remain about how, where and by whom the figures were made. This new study …

Material characteristics of casting moulds are crucial for understanding the evolution and
diversification of bronze ritual vessel production in Bronze Age China. During relevant …

The ceramic piece-mould casting technique was predominant in the Chinese Bronze Age. A
coating layer, often found on the moulds', models' or cores' surface, had important effects on …

The site known as Yinxu (present-day Anyang, Henan, China) is believed to be the last
capital of China's first historical dynasty, Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BC). We use stable carbon …

Ceramic raptors were unearthed at the site of Shimao (2300–1800 BCE), a 425-ha walled
settlement on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, China. Bird-shaped figures of similar …

Shifts in ceramic technology are often assumed to reflect wider social changes. Closer
attention, however, needs to be directed to the fundamental issue of production. Shifts in the …

The investigation presented in this paper is a unique assemblage of ceramic casting molds
discovered at one of the sites from the Bohai period (698–926) in the territory of the southern …

The study of earliest cities and civilizations has been one of the dominant subjects of
archaeological research in China. Anyang is a modern city in the northern Henan …