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Lacking copper ore, south India largely skipped the chalcolithic stage, and copper utensils have been found only in a few sites like Hallur, Tekkalatotta, Utnur and Payampalli between 2500 and 900 BC (Sankalia, 1970, p. 45). Iron came into use even by 1000 BC to make hunting weapons and agricultural tools. Later came domestic utensils, but those made of stone and earthenware are preferred for cooking even to this day.