PIXE analysis of early Yue wares from Shangyu and Nanjing (2nd-6th centuries AD)

Proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) technique was used to analyze the samples of celadon, kiln slag and non-celadon ware from kiln site dating from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Six Dynasties in Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, as well as the celadon samples from city site and tombs of the Six Dynasties in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. The results show that the early celadon is of high calcium glaze system and there is no historical change in the composition of body of celadon unearthed from the kiln sites. According to analysis of Rb-Sr-Zr of the body, the only two celadons probably origin from Shangyu area.