| Abstract: |
Archaeologists worldwide have shown much interest in the origins of metallurgy in China (e.g. Mei 2005
Hanks et al. 2007
Parzinger 2011
Fan et al. 2012). Around 22001700 BC, the Seima-Turbino Culture originated in the Altai Mountains of Central Asia and spread across the Eurasian steppes (Chernykh 2004, 2008). The most iconic artefact of this culture is the socketed spearhead with single side hook
these have been found across the Eurasian steppes (Figure 1: 12). Two new observations of these spearheads suggest that Seima-Turbino metal-casting technology was responsible for the development of metallurgy in China.
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