Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c13.s1.2

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Most of the copper and bronze hoards unearthed at Chanhu-Daro probably originated from the quarter of the city inhabited by the metal-workers, for unfinished castings as well as ingots were discovered in some of the hoards. Although no furnace that could have been used for smelting and metal casting have yet been found, it is quite possible that this kind of work was carried on well outside the city and brought to be finished. (MCK, 175, 52) Among the copper and bronze objects, the mentionable things are copper jar cover, scale-pans and beams, bronze blade axes, saw, spearhead, daggers, small knives, rajors, arrow-heads, bronze fish-hook, copper and bronze awls, rods, bronze stave-heads and plumb-bob.