History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t9.36
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t9.36
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*Wheels of pots* or *Water-wheel* : The next and the last stage, technologically speaking, was the fully mechanized water-hoist moved by a water-wheel or wheel of pots. As has been mentioned earlier that the water-lifting device using a wheel of pots was put into practical application as early as the second millennium B.C. A particular type of pottery, otherwise known as ‘scored pottery’ found at Mohenjo-daro shows the use of wheel for lifting water.