# He 2026: Bronze manufacture at Sanxingdui: Technological experimentation and knowledge exchange in Bronze Age China

> Xiaoge He, 2026. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The latest synthesis of how the bronzes were made.

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# Bronze manufacture at Sanxingdui: Technological experimentation and knowledge exchange in Bronze Age China

Xiaoge He, 2026. _Archaeological Research in Asia 48, 100740_.

Study of how the Sanxingdui bronzes were made, arguing from its title for technological experimentation and exchange of craft knowledge with other Bronze Age regions; draws on the 2024–2025 excavation reports for Pits 3, 7 and 8.

**Sanxingdui and its sacrificial pits** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.ara.2026.100740](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2026.100740)** Checked against the original0

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The latest synthesis of how the bronzes were made.

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[He Xiaoge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/people/FIG0D739SR66159/he-xiaoge)

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[Where were the Sanxingdui bronzes made, and where did their metal come from?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/questions/QST0D739W6A6ACC/where-were-the-sanxingdui-bronzes-made-and-where-did-their)

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## Cite it

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He, X. (2026). Bronze manufacture at Sanxingdui: Technological experimentation and knowledge exchange in Bronze Age China. Archaeological Research in Asia 48, 100740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2026.100740
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