Application of Kernel Density Estimates to Lead Isotope Compositions of Bronzes from Ningxia, North‐West China.
The aim of this paper is to apply kernel density estimates (KDEs) to the visualization and interpretation of lead isotope data from bronze assemblages found along the northern border of central China, here designated as the Arc. New lead isotope analyses of 30 leaded tin–bronze artefacts from the Wa...
| Publicado en: | Archaeometry Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 128 - 144 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=127666262&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 127666262 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 0003813X D7X jtl: Archaeometry issn: 0003813X maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Feb2018 vid: 60 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 127666262 10.1111/arcm.12347 ppf: 128 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: Application of Kernel Density Estimates to Lead Isotope Compositions of Bronzes from Ningxia, North‐West China. aug: au: Hsu, Y.‐K. Rawson, J. Pollard, A. M. Ma, Q. Luo, F. Yao, P.‐H. Shen, C.‐C. affil: School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3TG, UK Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan su: Bronzes Lead isotopes Probability density function Ore deposits Archaeology China sug: subj: China Bronzes Lead isotopes Probability density function Ore deposits Archaeology keyword: KDE lead isotopes Ningxia northern bronzes Wangdahu ab: The aim of this paper is to apply kernel density estimates (KDEs) to the visualization and interpretation of lead isotope data from bronze assemblages found along the northern border of central China, here designated as the Arc. New lead isotope analyses of 30 leaded tin–bronze artefacts from the Wangdahu cemetery (c.500–300 bc) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, north‐west China, provide the basis for the discussion. By using multivariate KDEs and the calculated likelihood of the overlap, the present work shows that the Wangdahu objects feature a unique linear array of isotope ratios, representing an important element of overall bronzes from the Arc in the first millennium bc. This characteristic isotope signature is fundamentally different from that of Dajing ores in north‐east China, as well from that of early Qin bronzes in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. This suggests that a variety of metal resources were utilized by peoples living in the Arc. The KDE approach thus proves effective at presenting and comparing lead isotope data. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2018 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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