![This Chinese knife coinage from the Eastern Zhou dynasty was used in the remarkable Chinese bronze alloy analysis study that finally revealed the hidden alloy formulas. Source: Lui et al / Antiquity Publications Ltd](https://i1.wp.com/archeology.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/innovative-study-reveals-the-genius-of-ancient-chinese-bronze-makers.jpg?resize=610%2C320&ssl=1)
After decades of effort by scientists and historians around the world, a pair of researchers from the United Kingdom have finally identified the mystery ingredients used by Chinese metallurgists in the first millennium BC to create a remarkable variety of Chinese bronze alloys.
Source: Ancient Origins