Bronze arrow found two thousand years ago in the ash pit

Bronze arrow found

Recently, the cultural relics department of Danfeng County cleared 8 bronze arrows and swarf tiles of different ages in one construction site. Yesterday, experts from the cultural relics department of Shaanxi Province and Shangluo City have rushed to the scene for exploration.

How to find out

Excavation of bronze objects at construction site

Yesterday, readers reported to this newspaper that a tomb was discovered at a construction site in Danfeng County, and there were many bronzes. After getting in touch with Shangluo City and Danfeng County Cultural Relics Management Department, the reporter quickly rushed to a construction site in Longyanzhai Town, Danfeng County. The reporter saw at the scene that there was only a large machinery in the northwest corner of the construction site, and an empty space near the northeast corner was written with the words "D1, 2, 3 and 4" in white and gray circles. In this open space, the reporter also saw many bumps with stripes or strips like ropes. According to the person in charge of the construction team at the scene: “The excavator found that there were tiles in the excavated soil when finishing the road at the construction site. When stopping to check, there were some bronze objects, and they reported the police in time.”

Cleaning up

Bronze arrows come in a variety of shapes

Yesterday at noon, with the consent of the local authorities, the reporter saw the bronze arrows and tiles and other items that were cleared out in the warehouse of the Danfeng County Cultural Relics Bureau. According to the staff's measurements, the bronze arrow covered with green rust is about 5 cm long, some are triangular-edged, the arrows are thin and sharp, and some are flat triangular, and some of the cylindrical tails are worn after being weathered. . “The triangular blade-shaped arrow is extremely sharp, the arrow also has a blood trough, the workmanship is very fine, the tiles are rope tiles, and there are some strip tiles.” The county cultural relics bureau said.

Expert analysis

Not excluded as a weapon foundry

According to the staff, after receiving the alarm from the villagers, the cultural relics department quickly contacted the police station in the area to close the scene and restrict the entry of idle personnel.

"There are 8 relatively complete bronze arrows that have been cleaned up. The rest are some incomplete copper or iron residues, which are found in a ash pit on the construction site, at least around 2000. The shape is different, indicating that the age of manufacture is different."

As for why bronze arrows of different ages can appear in the same place? The staff of the local cultural relics department said that further research is needed by experts. A local expert also boldly speculated: "There can be multiple shapes and many years of arrows in the same place, and it is not excluded that this place is a weapon casting site."

At the time of writing, the reporter was informed that relevant experts from the provincial and Shangluo archaeological teams have rushed to Danfeng and will conduct preliminary cultural relic exploration.

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