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A Study of Copper Production Techniques at the Archaeological Site in Gwanbukri, Buyeo in the 6th and 7th Centuries

6~7C 부여 관북리 유적의 동 생산기법 연구

  • 이가영 (국립부여문화재연구소) ;
  • 조남철 (국립공주대학교 문화재보존과학과)
  • Received : 2020.05.05
  • Accepted : 2020.06.09
  • Published : 2020.06.20
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Abstract

Research was conducted to characterize the copper production and smelting process with 11 copper smelting by-products (copper slag and copper crucible) excavated from the NA and LA areas at the Gwanbuk-ri archeological site in Buyeo. Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy, wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and Raman microspectroscopy were employed in the analysis. The research results reveal that the copper slag from Gwanbuk-ri contained silicate oxide, magnetite, fayalite, and delafossite, which are typical characteristics of crucible slag and refined slag. The outward appearance and microstructure of the slag were grouped as follows: 1. glassy matrix + Cu prill, 2. glassy matrix + Cu prill + magnetite, 3. silicate mineral matrix + Cu prill, 4. crystalline (delafossite and magnetite) + amorphous (Cu prill), 5. magnetite + fayalite, and 6. slag from slag. The copper slags from Guanbuk-ri were found to contain residues of impurities such as SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, SO4, P2O5, Ag2O, and Sb2O3 in their microstructure, and, in some cases, it was confirmed that copper, tin and lead are alloys. These results indicate that refining of intermediate copper(including impurities) and refining of alloys of copper(including impurities) - tin and refining of copper(including impurities) - tin - lead took place during the copper production process at Gwanbuk-ri, Buyeo.

부여 관북리 유적에서 시행된 동 생산 및 제련과정을 살펴보기 위하여 '나'지구, '라'지구 출토동 생산 부산물(동 슬래그 및 동 도가니) 11점의 과학적 분석을 시행하였다. 분석방법은 파장분산형 X-선 형광 분석, X-선 회절 분석, 금속 현미경 관찰, 주사 전자현미경-에너지 분산형 X-선 분석기, 전계방출 전자탐침미량분석기, 라만 마이크로분광분석법을 사용하였다. 분석결과 관북리 동 슬래그에서는 주로 도가니 슬래그 및 정련 슬래그에서 전형적인 특징으로 나타나는 규산염 광물, Magnetite, Fayalite, Delafossite 등이 검출되었다. 또한 관북리 동 슬래그는 외형 및 미세조직의 양상의 특성에 따라 1. 유리질 바탕 기지 + Cu prill, 2. 유리질 바탕 기지 + Cu prill + Magnetite, 3. 규산염 광물 바탕 기지 + Cu prill, 4. 결정질(Delafossite, Magnetite)/유리질(비정질) 바탕 기지 + Cu prill, 5. Magnetite + Fayalite, 6. 청동합금 슬래그로 분류되었다. 미세조직 내에는 SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, SO4 P2O5, Ag2O, Sb2O3 등의 불순물이 잔재되어 있으며, 일부는 주석과 납이 합금되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 결과를 통해 부여 관북리 유적에서는 동 생산과정 중 배소와 제련을 거친 동 중간생성물의 정련과 불순물이 함유된 동-주석, 또는 동-주석-납의 합금정련을 시행하였다고 판단된다.

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