History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s2.t4.23
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s2.t4.23
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At Bishunpur on the road between Lohadāga and Netārhat (near the Bihar, Madhya Pradesh border) Sharma, M. has located the site where iron smelting was being done earlier, and his group has got it revived under a rural development plan ‘Vikas Bharati’. There the smelting is done by Birjias and Lohars both belonging to the Asur tribe. A detailed report on this revived iron smelting has been published by Prasad, K.K. (1990) and his group. For recent survey, vide Sahasratudheya et al (1993) of P.P.S.T. Foundation.