An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s9.t1.19
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s9.t1.19
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v1.c21.s9.t1.19
Smelting of ores was generally done more near mining areas than in habitational settlements. Accordingly enormous quantities of slag of copper, lead and iron are found littered around these areas. Some of them may belong to great antiquity though no definite dates can be assigned to them.