Source of raw material of the pottery warriors in Qinshihuang Mausoleum pits K0006 and K0007
- Received Date: 2008-07-17
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2008-01-03
Abstract: The paper selects 15 samples of the pottery warriors in Qinshihuang Mausoleum Pit K0006, 21 samples of pottery warriors in Qinshihuang Mausoleum Pit K0007 and 75 samples of clay nearby Qinshihuang mausoleum. The contents of 23 elements were measured by neutron activation analysis (NAA), from which these data were got and analyzed by fuzzy cluster analysis so that the cluster analysis diagram is obtained. The results show that the soil ingredients of the pottery warriors of Pit K0006 and Pit K0007 were very similar to that of the area of Wuling site, Shanliu village, Shanren village and burial accompany Pit K9801, indicating that the pottery warriors in Pit K0006 and Pit K0007 are made of the local materials.