LEI Yong GUO Baofa YUAN Sixun1. Neutron activation analysis for the provenance study on Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2004, (1): 38-42.
LEI Yong GUO Baofa YUAN Sixun1. Neutron activation analysis for the provenance study on Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2004, (1): 38-42.DOI:
in combination with multivariate analysis of the generated data
was used for the provenance study of the Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang
the first Emperor of the first unified country of China. Using NAA
we measured the chemical composition of 30 shreds of the Terracotta Army and 29 clay samples from six resources in Lintong around Qin Shihuang Mausoleum. Although quite a few elements were determined
8 elements were used for grouping the shreds and raw clay samples. By the statistical methods
some of clay samples close to the mausoleum present a chemical composition similar to that of the Terracotta Army
which hints these the raw clay resources were likely applied for the production of the Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang.