An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.10

v1.c9.s18.10

In the Chota Nagpur region [4.18.4], particularly in the Khunti area of Dt Ranchi, a highly localized culture, with baked-brick houses and with remains of ironsmelting, is met with in the early centuries of the Christian era. The settlements, called Asura sites [14.4], were evidently those of iron prospectors and smelters who established themselves in the locality for a short time.