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Iron and steel in ancient China: origins and technical change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

P. T. Craddock
P. T. Craddock*
Affiliation:
Department of Scientific Research, British Museum, London WC1B 3DG, England
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Antiquity , Volume 68 , Issue 261 , December 1994 , pp. 886 - 890
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1994

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