[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c21.s7.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s7.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s7.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s7.1) So far neither in exploration nor in excavation has any furnace been found which can be said to have been used for smelting metal during the Chalcolithic period \[4.14\]. But copper 'bun' ingots have been found at the Harappa \[4.9\] site of LOTHAL and a number of copper and bronze objects have been recovered from excavations at all Harappa sites and many a Chalcolithic site. A number of these objects from sites in Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been subjected to detailed metallurgical analysis. AHAR² yielded within the strata of the Chalcolithic period copper objects along with slag \[16.9.4\]—a waste product of the coppersmelting industry. \[For a Megalithic, 4.17.6, furnace see NAIKUND.\] Analysis of the slag throws useful light on the ancient Indian copper-smelting and metal-working technology. - [Previous: v1.c21.s6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s6.6) - [Next: v1.c21.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s7.2) - [Up: v1.c21.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s7) ## Linked texts (2) - [Lothal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lothal) - [Naikund](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.naikund) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s7.1) · Pramāṇa