Reading the archaeometallurgical findings of Yodhawewa site, Sri Lanka: contextualizing with South Asian metal history

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-03-02 DOI:10.1007/s41826-022-00046-0

W. M. T. B. Wijepala, Sansfica M. Young, Hiroaki Ishiga

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This study aimed to provide a chronological interpretation of the Yodhawewa settlement and interpret metalworking activities based on artifacts representing metallurgical technology in Sri Lanka and South Asia. The research data was based on a field survey, two vertical excavations, and six profile observations conducted in 2018. The radiocarbon (carbon 14) chronological results of the Yodhawewa research represented the first millennium (1^st, 4^th, and 8^th centuries) AD. Archaeological material on iron ore extraction, crucible steel, and copper-related productions was revealed during the study. This Yodhawewa research was the first to discover an ancient crucible-shaped (lower half-spherical typed) steel furnace in the northwestern dry zone of Sri Lanka. Besides, this study led to the first archaeological discovery that the "Bellow method" activated an ancient steel furnace in Sri Lanka. In addition to the metalwork, this site reflects significant archaeological materials on the global cultural relations associated with the Yodhawewa study area.

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阅读斯里兰卡Yodhawewa遗址的考古冶金发现：与南亚金属历史相结合

本研究旨在提供Yodhawewa定居点的时间解释，并解释基于代表斯里兰卡和南亚冶金技术的人工制品的金属加工活动。研究数据基于2018年进行的一次实地调查、两次垂直挖掘和六次剖面观测。Yodhawewa研究的放射性碳（碳14）年代结果代表了公元前一千年（1世纪、4世纪和8世纪）。在研究过程中，发现了有关铁矿石提取、坩埚钢和铜相关产品的考古材料。Yodhawewa的这项研究首次在斯里兰卡西北干旱区发现了一座古老的坩埚形（下半球型）钢熔炉。此外，这项研究还首次发现了“波纹管法”激活了斯里兰卡一座古老的钢铁炉。除了金属制品，该遗址还反映了与Yodhawewa研究区相关的全球文化关系的重要考古材料。

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