{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"guangzhou-crucibles-provide-earliest-direct-evidence-of-brass-making-in-east-asi-a66edd08","title":"Guangzhou crucibles provide earliest direct evidence of brass-making in East Asia","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-guangzhou-crucibles-earliest-evidence-brass.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/guangzhou-crucibles-provide-earliest-direct-evidence-of-brass-making-in-east-asi-a66edd08","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"For centuries, scholars have read ancient documents describing the production of brass in 10th-century A.D. China. The problem was that the earliest physical evidence of brass production would be found nearly 600 years later, in the 16th century A.D.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T20:20:03+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-14T20:30:12.931907+00:00"}}