The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c20.47
The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c20.47
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³ The exact meaning of *āyas* in the Rigveda is uncertain. If it does not merely imply "metal" generically, it may refer rather to copper than to iron. See A. A. Macdonell and A. B. Keith, *Vedic Index of Names and Subjects* (London, 1912), I, 31.