Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c10.s3.4

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Neolithic Koldihwa ushered the use of hand-made pottery, ground stone implements, celts of rounded variety fashioned on basalt, neolithic blades and microlithic tools. Further added were a few new types, the celts, adzes and chisels. Koldihwa has also yielded the rice remains embedded in the potsherds of cord impressed wares. According to the analysis, the rice belongs to the cultivated (and not wild) variety. A large number of animal bones were reported. Three radio-carbon dates from Koldihwa are: 6570 ± 210, 5440 ± 240 and 4530 ± 185 BC.