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As we have illustrated in this article, research on the ancient slags is likely to yield rich dividends. Attempts for ore-artifact and ore-slag correlations should be continued as a part of a comprehensive programme and not as an exclusively isolated piece of investigation. Mining archaeology in India is in a state of infancy. We should look for more C-14 dates particularly around the ancient mines which have not been dated so far. A deeper search into the Sanskrit, Pali, other Indian language (such as Tamil) literatures and also into the early Greek and Roman records is likely to enrich our knowledge further vis-a-vis the ancient Indian technologies related to gems and minerals.