Fig. 8

Distribution of brass objects dated before the Ming Dynasty. 1 Jiangzhai site, Shaanxi (4700–4000 BCE). 2 Beiliu site, Shaanxi (3900–3000 BCE). 3 Sanlihe site, Shandong (2300–1800 BCE). 4 Zhoujiazhuang site, Shanxi (2500–2100 BCE). 5 Shandong Changdao (1046–771 BCE). 6 Shirenzigou site, Xinjiang (400–200 BCE). 7 Xinjiang Han Jin Xiaohe site (third century CE). 8 Dunhuang Foyemiaowan Xindiantai tombs, Gansu (third century CE). 9 Yingpan cemetery, Xinjiang (fourth century CE). 10 Qilangshan cemetery, Chayouzhong banner, Inner Mongolia (fourth century CE). 11 Zhouyuan site and sites around its tombs, Shaanxi (seventh century CE). 12 Tibetan tombs in Dulan, Qinghai (ninth century CE). 13 Liao Zuling, Liaoning (tenth century CE). 14 Taizicheng Ancient City Site, Hebei (12th-13th Century CE). 15 Yuan Shangdu, Inner Mongolia (Neimongol zizhiqu) (thirteenth century CE)