殷墟是我国商王朝后期的都城,青铜器铸造业是殷墟手工业的主要组成部分。殷墟发掘已走过了70余年历程,殷墟研究也取得了丰硕成就。然而,青铜器铸造业的研究虽然取得了一定成果,却还不够深入。近几年来,随着殷墟又一重要铸铜遗址—孝民屯铸铜遗址的发现,我们深感有对殷墟铸铜遗址进行进一步研究之必要。一、殷墟铸铜遗址的发现殷墟迄今发现的较大铸铜遗址有三处:孝民屯铸铜遗址、苗圃北地铸铜遗址、小 Yin Ruins is the capital of China’s late Shang Dynasty, bronze casting industry is the main component of the industry in Yin Ruins. Yinxu excavation has gone through more than 70 years of history, Yinxu research has also made great achievements. However, although some achievements have been made in the research of the bronze casting industry, it is still not deep enough. In recent years, along with the discovery of the Xiaomintun bronze ruins, another important bronze ruins in Yinxu, we deeply felt the need for further research on the bronze ruins in the Yin ruins. First, the discovery of bronze ruins Yin Ruins Yin Ruins discovered so far the larger bronze ruins there are three: Xiaotintun cast bronze ruins, nursery site north cast bronze, small