Study On Bronze Weapons In Shang And Zhou Dynasties Unearthed In Shanxi-shaanxi Plateau

Shanxi-Shaanxi plateau is located in the northwest of China,is the Shang and Zhou period of the Central Plains Wang Ji border.Since the 1930 s,a large number of bronze ritual weapons and bronze weapons have been found in this area.This paper takes the bronze weapons unearthed in the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau as the research object to construct the development and evolution sequence of the bronze weapons in this area.The full text is divided into six parts.Firstly,the research object of this paper is defined,and the space-time scope of its specific location is pointed out,the general situation of bronze weapons discovery in this area is listed,and the relevant research is discussed.Secondly,bronze weapons unearthed in The Shang and Zhou dynasties in the Shanxi and Shaanxi plateau were divided into close-fighting weapons and long-shot weapons,and typological analysis was carried out according to the differences of the types and shapes of the weapons,so as to summarize the evolution rules of the unearthed weapons in this area.Based on this,bronze weapons in shang and Zhou dynasties can be divided into four stages: early and middle Shang,late Shang to early Western Zhou,middle and late Western Zhou,and Eastern Zhou.Then,based on the research of weapon stages in this area,the complete weapon combination unearthed in tombs,the proportion of all kinds of weapons in the weapon combination and the proportion of other funerary goods in this area are quantitatively analyzed,and the dynamic observation of weapon combination in each period is made.Finally,relevant issues are discussed,and the functions of several types of weapons such as bronze knife,bronze sword,crane’s mouth axe and dagger are analyzed,and the cultural factors of unearthed weapons in this area are analyzed.It is found that there are different degrees of cultural exchanges between this area and surrounding areas,and most of them are based on war interaction.