An archaeological discovery in eastern China reveals an advanced technology that craftsmen used as early as 1,700 years ago to protect iron tools from rust. At the Jizhong site in Shaoxing city, Zhejiang province, hundreds of iron armor plates coated with a layer of tin were discovered, along with parts that were apparently in various stages of production.
The findings date back to the Eastern Wu Kingdom, one of the three kingdoms that ruled par…
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An archaeological discovery in eastern China reveals an advanced technology that craftsmen used as early as 1,700 years ago to protect iron tools from rust. At the Jizhong site in Shaoxing city, Zhejiang province, hundreds of iron armor plates coated with a layer of tin were discovered, along with parts that were apparently in various stages of production.
The findings date back to the Eastern Wu Kingdom, one of the three kingdoms that ruled par…