RESEARCH PAPER
Археологические;культуры;Сибири;в;контексте;кросс-культурных;контактов;в;Евразии
A Seima-Turbino Bronze Spear Discovered in the Yangtze River Valley in China and Its Important Academic Signifi cance
November,2022·
Археологические;культуры;Сибири;в;контексте;кросс-культурных;контактов;в;Евразии
DOI:
10.17746/7803-0330-5.2022.012-017
Abstract
To date, ten Seima-Turbino bronze spearheads have been discovered in China. Of particular interest is the spear from Lojiabailing, found in the same layer with jade items belonging to the post-Shijiahe culture. According to published drawings, the shape of the bronze spear from Luojiabailing coincides with the shape of the bronze spearheads from the Shenna and Xiawanggang sites. Judging by the jade items of the post-Shijiahe culture found together with the spear, the dating of the bronze spears coincides with the time of the post-Shijiahe, approximately 2200–1800 BC. The signifi cance of the joint discovery of the Seima-Turbino bronze spears and jade products of the post-Shijiahe culture lies in the fact that they contribute to a better understanding of the cultural ties between the Longshan cultural community in China and the cultures of the early Bronze Age of Southern Siberia in the late 3rd – early 2nd millennium BC. There are many similarities in the art of these cultures, which may be the result of contacts between the cultures of the Longshan era in China and the cultures of the Early Bronze Age of Southern Siberia. The spread of the Seima-Turba bronzes to the east and south of the Altai was a prerequisite for these processes.