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Table 3 Results of ICP-AES analysis of analysed samples (wt%)

From: Fighting and burial: the production of bronze weapons in the Shu state based on a case study of Xinghelu cemetery, Chengdu, China

Lab number

Type

Copper groups

Sn

Pb

Fe

Ni

As

Sb

Ag

Au

XH-01

Dagger-axe

7

2.35

7.52

1.1

–

0.01

0.1

0.24

0.01

XH-02

Dagger-axe

7

6.77

7.39

1

–

0.01

0.15

0.38

0.01

XH-03

Dagger-axe

4

2.98

5.35

0.58

–

0.01

0.06

0.2

0.01

XH-04

Dagger-axe

7

4.37

4.15

1.63

–

0.01

0.13

0.36

0.01

XH-05

Dagger-axe

7

10.53

10.19

0.82

–

–

0.11

0.27

0.01

XH-06

Sword

4

0.11

6.43

0.55

–

–

–

0.14

0.01

XH-07

Sword

7

4.15

3.99

0.79

–

0.01

0.12

0.4

0.01

XH-08

Sword

7

16.69

7.03

2.44

0.01

0.01

0.32

1.66

0.03

XH-09

Sword

4

2.57

5.88

0.62

–

0.01

0.07

0.21

0.01

XH-10

Sword

4

2.65

6.91

0.64

–

0.01

0.09

0.23

0.01

XH-11

Spearhead

4

3.27

8.19

0.39

–

0.01

0.08

0.21

0.01

XH-12

Spearhead

7

6.81

7.75

0.77

0.01

0.01

0.13

0.42

0.01

XH-13

Spearhead

4

0.94

3.78

0.62

–

–

0.05

0.23

0.01

XH-14

Spearhead

7

5.62

16.03

0.38

–

0.01

0.12

0.43

0.01

XH-15

Spearhead

4

0.63

33.08

1.16

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.11

0.02

XH-16

Scabbard

7

11.88

2.4

1.24

–

0.01

0.17

0.21

0.01

XH-17

Scabbard

7

14.69

3.36

1.5

–

0.01

0.25

0.32

0.02

XH-18

Sword accessory

7

17.42

15.08

0.56

–

–

0.22

0.58

0.02

XH-19

Dagger-axe

4

3.25

4.31

0.68

–

0.01

0.09

0.29

0.01

XH-20

Dagger-axe

7

8.66

6.41

1.42

–

–

0.23

0.68

0.03

XH-21

Dagger-axe

7

5.12

3.64

0.9

–

0.01

0.17

0.39

0.01

XH-22

Dagger-axe

7

7.36

8.85

2.01

0.01

0.01

0.2

0.52

0.02

XH-23

Dagger-axe

7

3.95

3.77

0.33

–

–

0.15

0.23

0.01

XH-24

Sword

7

6.45

5.38

0.59

–

0.01

0.14

0.53

0.01

XH-25

Sword

7

3.54

6.36

1.09

0.01

0.01

0.11

0.25

0.01

XH-26

Sword

7

5.65

6.82

1.05

–

0.01

0.14

0.46

0.01

XH-27

Sword

7

4.71

3.83

1.41

–

0.01

0.14

0.36

0.01

XH-28

Spearhead

13

12.74

10.57

2.37

0.09

0.01

0.24

0.41

0.02

XH-29

Dagger-axe

2

7.07

5.78

0.52

0.02

0.12

0.00

0.04

0.41

XH-30

Dagger-axe

1

2.64

2.33

0.25

0.01

0.06

0.00

0.02

0.20

XH-31

Sword

2

5.46

6.33

0.45

0.02

0.12

0.01

0.04

0.36

XH-32

Sword

2

12.74

5.66

0.16

0.02

0.25

–

0.06

0.12

XH-33

Sword

2

5.53

6.63

0.65

0.03

0.13

0.00

0.04

0.52

XH-34

Spearhead

2

4.81

7.17

0.15

0.02

0.12

0.01

0.04

0.12

XH-35

Spearhead

2

7.31

5.98

0.09

0.02

0.11

0.00

0.04

0.07

XH-36

Spearhead

2

4.20

6.78

0.16

0.02

0.12

0.01

0.04

0.12

XH-37

Spearhead

2

9.74

6.30

0.08

0.02

0.12

–

0.04

0.07

XH-38

Spearhead

2

4.05

2.18

0.01

0.02

0.11

0.01

0.05

0.01

XH-39

Spearhead

2

3.51

4.47

0.01

0.02

0.11

0.01

0.04

0.01

XH-40

Spearhead

2

3.40

6.66

0.37

0.02

0.11

0.01

0.04

0.29

XH-41

Spearhead

4

0.47

5.84

0.12

0

0

0

0.29

0.01

XH-42

Spearhead

4

0.29

3.69

0.04

0

0

0.01

0.14

0

XH-43

Spearhead

4

0.51

15.3

0.37

0

0

0.01

0.35

0.01

XH-44

Spearhead

4

13.87

10.21

0.44

0.01

0.02

0

0.22

0

XH-45

Spearhead

7

6.9

7.5

0.29

0

0.01

0.11

0.61

0.01

XH-46

Dagger-axe

4

4.3

2.47

0.12

0

0.01

0.08

0.22

0

XH-47

Sword

7

9.81

11.94

0.94

0.01

0.01

0.11

0.29

0.03

XH-48

Sword

7

6.44

7.14

0.07

0

0.01

0.1

0.34

0.01

XH-49

Sword

4

14.11

10.05

0.13

0

0.01

0.07

0.18

0

XH-50

Dagger-axe

7

8.86

14.48

0.19

0

0.01

0.13

0.35

0.01

XH-51

Dagger-axe

7

13.27

9.84

0.28

0

0

0.14

0.43

0.01

XH-52

Sword

7

11.79

2.6

0.25

0

0.01

0.14

0.13

0.01

XH-53

Spearhead

7

16.68

2.95

0.48

0

0.02

0.23

0.27

0

XH-54

Scabbard

4

0.29

19.81

0.67

0.02

0

0

0.53

0.01

XH-55

Sword

4

2.02

8.72

0.46

0.01

0

0.03

0.3

0.01

XH-56

Dagger-axe

12

8.17

27.33

0.92

0.04

0.09

0.61

0.67

0.01