Identification of a source of nephrite from late Shang Yinxu by multispectral imaging

Chen，Dian1,2; Tang，Jigen3; Yu，Ming4; Yang，Yimin1,2; Wang，Changsui1,2

2023-12-01

10.1186/s40494-022-00849-5

Heritage Science   Impact Factor & Quartile

2050-7445

The provenance of nephrite excavated from the capital of the late Shang dynasty is an important concern. Some nephrites with yellow-green color might have the same provenance. In this study, the provenance of three nephrite artifacts with yellow-green hue was determined by nondestructive multispectral imaging. The results show that they are very similar to nephrite from Xiuyan in northeastern China, suggesting that the Shang dynasty had some connection to regional cultures more than a thousand kilometers away. Of particular importance is the fact that the multispectral imaging method opens a new avenue for the study of the ancient jade circulation.

Multispectral imaging Nephrite Provenance Yinxu

SCI ; AHCI

English

Non-SUSTech

WOS:000912372000001

2-s2.0-85145731687

Scopus

1.Department of Archaeology and Anthropology,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,100049,China
2.Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,Beijing,100049,China
3.Center for Social Sciences,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
4.Institute of Chinese Jade Research,Beijing City University,Beijing,100083,China

Chen，Dian,Tang，Jigen,Yu，Ming,et al. Identification of a source of nephrite from late Shang Yinxu by multispectral imaging[J]. Heritage Science,2023,11(1).

Chen，Dian,Tang，Jigen,Yu，Ming,Yang，Yimin,&Wang，Changsui.(2023).Identification of a source of nephrite from late Shang Yinxu by multispectral imaging.Heritage Science,11(1).

Chen，Dian,et al."Identification of a source of nephrite from late Shang Yinxu by multispectral imaging".Heritage Science 11.1(2023).