History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c12.s1.t12: East Lode
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c12.s1.t12
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East Lode
v1.c12.s1.t12.1
More recently extensive timber work on the east side has been revealed for a length of atleast 150 m, radio carbon dated at about 2200 years before present. — “Removal of water from the pit would have been done by human labour, but the use of oxen on wells in this area today suggests their use in the past too”.
v1.c12.s1.t12.2
There are some small and some large mortar holes each about 30 cm across and up to twice as deep with rounded bottoms. These were undoubtedly worked as stamps, using timber shafts presumably shod with timber or iron, to pummel the ore. At this lode probably silver rich oxidised lead deposit of anglesite or cerussite was worked.