Research Article

Provenance Study of the Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum by Fuzzy Cluster Analysis

Table 2

The samples information of clay near Qin’s Mausoleum.

Sample codeSample nameSampling siteLocation and direction
with respect to Qin’s Mausoleum (KM)
Depth beneath
earth (M)
Characteristics
of the soil

QL01Sealing earth of Qin’s MausoleumQin’s Mausoleum Eastern part of Qin’s mausoleum4.0~5.0Light earth yellow
LZ01Loess Zaoyuan, Lintong West south, 9.55Light earth yellow
LZ02Black loam Zaoyuan, LintongWest south, 9.56Dark yellow
LZ03Red loamZaoyuan, LintongWest south, 9.57Dark red
LZ04Black loam Zaoyuan, LintongWest south, 9.58Same as LZ02
LZ05LoessZaoyuan, LintongWest south, 9.5 10Light earth yellow
LB01Black loamGaoxing, Lintong East, 5.51Dark yellow
LB02Loess Gaoxing, Lintong East, 5.52Light earth yellow
LB03Black loamGaoxing, Lintong East, 5.56Same as LZ02
LB04Red loamGaoxing, Lintong East, 5.56.5Dark red
LB05Loess Gaoxing, Lintong East, 5.510Light earth yellow
LX01Black loam Dujia, Lintong North, 2.50.5Dark yellow
LA01Black loamAnhoubao, Lintong East north, 5.01.5Dark yellow
LA02Black loam Anhoubao, LintongEast north, 5.01.9Dark yellow
LA03Black loam Anhoubao, LintongEast north, 5.02.5Dark yellow
LA04Black loamAnhoubao, LintongEast north, 5.03.3Dark yellow
QK21Backfill2nd pitEast, 1.5
QK22Tamping2nd pitEast, 1.5
QK23Black loam2nd pitEast, 1.5
QK24Loess2nd pitEast, 1.5Light earth yellow