江西地处长江下游的南岸,地层出露齐全,岩浆活动频繁,地质构造复杂,成矿条件十分优越,地下蕴含着极为丰富的有色金属矿藏。大量的考古资料表明,自历史进入阶级社会以来,聪明智慧的江西古代先民凭藉自己勤劳的双手创造了灿烂的青铜文化,在中国古代冶金史上谱写了辉煌的篇章。本文拟以瑞昌铜岭商周古矿冶遗址为基础,结合清江吴城等地的考古发现,对江西先秦时期的冶金业略作探讨。 一、先秦时期江西有色金属的开采 江西先民最迟在殷商时期已掌握有相当水平的采矿技术。1988年在赣西北发现了瑞昌铜岭商周古矿冶遗址。据考证,铜岭古矿其时代最早为商代中叶,中经晚商、西周,直到 Jiangxi is located in the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Stratum is well exposed, with frequent magmatic activities and complicated geological formations. Its mineralization conditions are extremely favorable. The underground area contains extremely rich non-ferrous metal deposits. A large number of archaeological data show that since the history into the class society, ancient wisdom of ancient Jiangxi ancestors with their hard-working hands created a brilliant bronze culture, in the history of ancient China wrote a brilliant chapter in the history of metallurgy. Based on the archeological discoveries of Wuchang and Shangcheng in Qingchang, this paper attempts to discuss the metallurgical industry in Pre-Qin period in Jiangxi Province. First, the pre-Qin period Jiangxi non-ferrous metals mining Jiangxi ancestors at the latest to have a considerable level of mining technology. In 1988 found in northwest Jiangxi Ruichang Tongling Shangling ancient mining sites. According to research, the earliest period of Tongling Ancient Mine is the middle of Shang Dynasty, the late Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, until