History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s1.2

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The golden yellow glitter of the native Gold has been probably the main force behind the development of the metals technology although this has been a worthless metal for the Stone Age men who wanted to fabricate war tools like arrows, axes and hammers from this metal. Mahamud (1988) has rightly mentioned that the glitter of Gold has been destined to play the most sinister role in the history of mankind and for the sake of possession of this metal many blood thirsty wars have been raged and monstrous crimes committed.