Scientific Reports· 2019Q1
Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation
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Analysis of Terracotta Army bronze weapons reveals that surface chromium is not an ancient anti-rust treatment but rather contamination from chromium-rich lacquer applied to the artifacts, which leached into the metal after burial.
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