从商代铁刃铜钺谈我国用铁的历史

商代铁刃铜钺的发现是我国古代金属史上的一件大事。商代铜钺上铁刃的使用,表明铁已作为一种新的金属,正在中华民族的文化中出现。台西商代铁刃铜钺发现的意义在于,它把我国用铁的历史,从春秋时期提早到了商代中期。而商代铜钺上铁刃的使用,以“铁的证据”与“铁的事实”告诉世人：商代人已经开始用铁。

On China's History of Using Iron from the Iron Knife in Bronze Tomahawk in Shang Dynasty

The discovery of iron knife in bronze tomahawks in Shang Dynasty is a great event in China＇s ancient metal history. The iron knife shows that iron as a new metal has appeared in the history of Chinese people. The discovery of iron knife in bronze tomahawk of Shang Dynasty in Taixi proves that China has started to use iron in the middle Shang Dynasty.