Identification of an Ancient Birch Bark Quiver from a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) Tomb in Xinjiang, Northwest China
Identification of an Ancient Birch Bark Quiver from a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) Tomb in Xinjiang, Northwest China
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中国西北部新疆唐代（公元 618-907 年）墓葬中的古代桦树皮箭袋的鉴定
DOI：
10.1007/s12231-017-9369-z
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发表时间：
2017
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2.6
通讯作者：
Jiang Hongen
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作者：
Rao Huiyun;Yang Yimin;Hu Xingjun;Yu Jianjun;Jiang Hongen
采用傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）和气相色谱质谱（GC/MS）对新疆二公河水库墓地（公元618-907年）出土的桦树皮袋进行了鉴定。通过红外光谱（FTIR）和x射线衍射分析（XRD）鉴定树皮表面白色物质为石膏（CaSO4·2H2O）。石膏可能是桦树皮上彩绘残留的白色颜料。这是中国首次对桦树皮进行科学鉴定，也是中国古代桦树皮器物上彩绘的最早证据。这种破坏性最小的方法对古代样品的分析具有丰富的信息和前景。桦树在中国北方分布广泛，古代游牧民族将桦树树皮用于生活的许多方面，这反映了桦树开采在当地生活中的重要性。
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) were conducted to identify a birch bark quiver from Ergonghe Reservoir Cemetery (the Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618–907) in Xinjiang, Northwest China. White substance on the bark surface was identified as gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) by FTIR and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). The gypsum was probably residual white pigment of colored painting on the birch bark quiver. This is the first time that birch bark has been scientifically identified in China and it also provides the earliest evidence of colored painting on a birch bark artifact in ancient China. The minimally destructive methods are informative and promising for the analysis of ancient samples. Birch species are widely distributed in North China and ancient nomadic people put the bark to use in many aspects of their lives, reflecting the considerable importance of birch exploitation in their local life.