Exploration on the Technical Methods for Tracing the Material Origin of Prehistoric Jade Artifacts in China

ZHANG Yuefeng; QIU Zhili; YANG Jiong; GU Xianzi; ZHENG Xinyu

Volume 26 Issue S1

Oct. 2024

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Journal of Gems & Gemmology > 2024 > 26(S1): 32-34.

ZHANG Yuefeng, QIU Zhili, YANG Jiong, GU Xianzi, ZHENG Xinyu. Exploration on the Technical Methods for Tracing the Material Origin of Prehistoric Jade Artifacts in China[J]. Journal of Gems & Gemmology, 2024, 26(S1): 32-34.

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Exploration on the Technical Methods for Tracing the Material Origin of Prehistoric Jade Artifacts in China

ZHANG Yuefeng^1,,
QIU Zhili^{1, 4, ,},
YANG Jiong^{1, 2, 4},
GU Xianzi^{1, 3},
ZHENG Xinyu^{1, 3}

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School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University//Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
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School of Tourism, Taishan College, Tai'an 271000, China
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Shanghai Museum, Shanghai 200003, China
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Key Laboratory of Non-Ferrous Metal Oxide Electronic Functional Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin 541004, China

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Received Date: July 14, 2024

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This article conducted extensive research on nearly 20 marble-related nephrite deposits in East Asia, revealing the common mineralization patterns of nephrite and establishing a comprehensive nephrite geochemical database. On this basis, a non-destructive method for tracing the origin of ancient nephrite artifacts has been developed. This method has already been successfully applied to provenance studies of jade artifacts excavated from several important prehistoric sites, preliminarily outlining the prehistoric jade routes and fully demonstrating the value of prehistoric jade artifacts in studying the origin of Chinese civilization.
- tracing the origin of ancient jade,
- technical system,
- database,
- jade road,
- ancient jade cultural exchange

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