Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors by Xiuzhen Li

Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors by Xiuzhen Li

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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ISBN 13	9781407316901
ISBN 10	1407316907
Title	Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors
Author	Xiuzhen Li
Series	British Archaeological Reports International Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	BAR Publishing
Year published	2020-07-28
Number of pages	239
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