Bronze, Iron, Metallurgy, and Bells
08/03/20 • 11 min
As bronze and iron implements gradually made their way to Japan from China, they began to transform the culture of the Yayoi people in some very interesting ways. In this episode, we'll explore those changes and the larger effects on the emerging Yayoi polities as well as Japan as a whole.
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As bronze and iron implements gradually made their way to Japan from China, they began to transform the culture of the Yayoi people in some very interesting ways. In this episode, we'll explore those changes and the larger effects on the emerging Yayoi polities as well as Japan as a whole.
My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, and many other online platforms!
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A History of Japan - Bronze, Iron, Metallurgy, and Bells
Transcript
Around 300 BCE, an exciting new technology would arrive on Japan. This strong, heavy, and durable alloy had already been in use in China for twelve hundred years, and had traveled to the Korean Peninsula in 800 BCE. I am speaking, of course, about bronze.
Chinese bronze is composed of copper and tin and became popular because of its immense usefulness, and its beautiful appearance. China utilized bronze for everything from axe-heads to armor scales, and traded
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