Jin Zhengyao
Professor
Archaeometry Laboratory
University of Science and Technology of China
China
Biography
Dr. Jin Zhengyao, Professor of Scientific Archaeology, Head of USTC Archaeometry Laboratory, and Executive Chair of the Committee of Emerging Technologies for Archaeology, Chinese Society of Archaeology. Professor Jin is interested in culture exchanges, technology diffusion and human migration, also in applying both archaeological and analytical (including elemental, isotopic and archaeochrolonogic) methods on the use of natural resources in the past. Prof. Jin has authored, co-authored or edited 16 books, and has published more than 100 articles in Chinese, English and Japanese.
Research Interest
Culture exchanges, technology diffusion and human migration, also in applying both archaeological and analytical (including elemental, isotopic and archaeochrolonogic) methods on the use of natural resources in the past.
Publications
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SL chronology of traditional zinc smelting activity in Yunnan province, southwest China , Quaternary Geochronology
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Luminescence study of the initial, pre-casting firing temperatures of clay mould and core used for bronze casting at Yinxu (13c. BC～11c. BC)　 , Quaternary Geochronology , 201510 , 2015
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LEAD ISOTOPE ANALYSES REVEALED THE KEY ROLE OF CHANG’AN IN THE MIRROR PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DURING THE HAN DYNASTY , Archaeometry , 201606
