History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c35.2

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However, at the same time wood has the greatest disadvantage too. It is a perishable material. The hot and damp climate of the country has made its survival for long centuries impossible. The total absence of any piece of furniture from the excavated remains is undoubtedly due to its being fashioned out of wood or similar other perishable material.