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Table 2 The alloy compositions of bronze bracelets in the pre-Han period excavated from Southwest China (wt%, Blank indicates under detection limit)

From: Alloy ratio and raw material sourcing of Warring States Period bronze bracelets in Huili County, Southwest China by pXRF and MC-ICP-MS

Lab no.

Excavated site

Cu

Sn

Pb

Fe

As

Method

Reference

Date

HL01

Huili Fenjiwan

81.97

15.05

2.98

  

pXRF

 

The Warring States Period

HL02

Huili Fenjiwan

82.21

14.78

3.01

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL03

Huili Fenjiwan

82.13

15.51

2.36

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL04

Huili Fenjiwan

82.41

15.49

2.1

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL05

Huili Fenjiwan

82.46

14.74

2.8

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL06

Huili Fenjiwan

82.52

14.54

2.94

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL07

Huili Fenjiwan

84.94

14.61

0.47

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL08

Huili Fenjiwan

85.65

13.97

0.38

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL09

Huili Fenjiwan

84.46

14.99

0.55

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

HL10

Huili Fenjiwan

85.61

13.86

0.53

  

pXRF

 

Ditto

DY2

Deqin Yongzhi (德钦 永芝)

99.9

0.1

   

SEM–EDS

[19]

The Warring States Period

DY3

Deqin Yongzhi

99.9

0.2

   

SEM–EDS

[19]

Ditto

9804

Eryuan (洱源)

77.0

9.6

13.4

  

XRF

[20]

The Spring–autumn or Warring States Period

1602 M1:7 (tin-plating)

Eryuan

64.3

32.7

   

XRF

[20]

Ditto

9910

Jianchuan Haimenkou (剑川 海门口)

93.6

4.9

0.2

  

SEM–EDS

[21]

Ditto

9912

Jianchuan Haimenkou

90.8

8.5

   

SEM–EDS

[21]

Ditto

2008JHCT0304 M6:35

Jianchuan Haimenkou

89.6

8.7

0.3

  

XRF

[21]

Ditto

2008JHAT2002 M4:1

Jianchuan Haimenkou

84.3

4.4

8.8

0.5

 

XRF

[21]

Ditto

M67:1

Luliang Xueguanbao (陆良 薛官堡)

86.2

12.9

0.7

  

SEM–EDS

[22]

The Warring States Period

YY04

Yanyuan (盐源)

85.99

14.01

   

XRF

[23]

The Warring States Period

YY05

Yanyuan

79.59

0.22

0.24

0.02

0.94

ICP-AES

[23]

Ditto

YY12

Yanyuan

85.6

14.4

    

[23]

Ditto

YY13

Yanyuan

91.43

3.7

1.37

 

3.51

SEM–EDS

[23]

Ditto

YY19

Yanyuan

93.97

   

6.03

SEM–EDS

[23]

Ditto

23:225–75

Chuxiong Wanjiaba (楚雄 万家坝)

80.85

10.4

5.01

0.17

 

XRF

[24]

The Spring–autumn Period

75:5

Chuxiong Wanjiaba

73.39

10.99

 

0.22

 

XRF

[24]

Ditto