Use of coal in the bronze age in China

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dc.contributor.authorDodson, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLi, XQen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSun, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAtahan, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhou, XYen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLiu, HBen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhao, KLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHu, SMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorYang, ZMen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T05:47:43Zen_AU
dc.date.available2016-07-06T05:47:43Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-03-03en_AU
dc.date.statistics2016-07-06en_AU
dc.description.abstractPeople in northern and western China were probably the first in the world to use coal as a source of energy in a consistent way. The ages cluster around 1900–2200 BC in modern day Inner Mongolia and Shanxi provinces. These are areas where near-surface coal is abundant today and woody vegetation was scant in the Bronze Age. Since coal is bulky to transport, it was probably not a cost-effective energy source in areas with abundant wood supply. The sites where coal was first used were probably occupied for a century to a few centuries at most and were associated with Bronze Age societies. The earliest age is about 3490 BC from a house site at Xiahe in Shaanxi Province; however, the coal is not securely tied to the radiocarbon ages and is assumed to have been used at this site sometime after 3490 BC. The elemental composition of modern mine and sedimentary coal in nearby archaeological contexts suggests that coal was used from local sources, and that elemental composition of coal may be a useful tool in identifying site origin of coal.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationDodson, J., Li, X., Sun, N., Atahan, P., Zhou, X., Liu, H., Zhao, K., Hu, S., & Yang, Z. (2014). Use of coal in the bronze age in China. Holocene, 24(5), 525-530. doi:10.1177/0959683614523155en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc6801en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0959-6836en_AU
dc.identifier.issue5en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleHoloceneen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination525-530en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683614523155en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/7159en_AU
dc.identifier.volume24en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSageen_AU
dc.subjectIsotope datingen_AU
dc.subjectChinaen_AU
dc.subjectCoalen_AU
dc.subjectNeutron activation analysisen_AU
dc.subjectPlantsen_AU
dc.subjectSedimentsen_AU
dc.titleUse of coal in the bronze age in Chinaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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