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An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.39

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.39

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v2.c44.39

Iron tools and implements—swords, lance-head and spearheads, daggers knives, arrowheads, sickles, axes and adzes,—a bronze needle, stone balls, hones and [16.2] and querns [6.19], bone spikes, shell, bronze and terracotta bangles, beads of diverse material, such as etched carnelian, clay, lead, bronze, glass and crystal, ear ornaments, clay skin-rubbers [18.4], a circular bronze mirror [18.5], ivory, and bone dice [6.7.1] and clay votive tanks [12.11] are the other important finds. Enormous quantities of iron slag [16.9.4] show that the site was a centre of ironsmithy.