History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c17.s4.t2.1

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There are heaps of ancient slag in the excavated sites which conclusively prove indigenous smelting in India. A detailed examination of the slags and slag-ore correlation as suggested above (c) should help us in ascertaining the kind of ores and fluxes which might have been used during the process of smelting.