Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c14.s10.4

v1.c14.s10.4

The people of Lothal were experts in engineering metallurgy. Thin foils and beads of gold found at Lothal suggest that sheet-metal was beaten into foils and at the same time it also proves that the goldsmiths must have possessed adequate skill and knowledge of metallurgy. The uses of different types of metals and their products prove that the art of metal-working was practised on a large scale, and the metal-workers of Lothal could manufacture a wide assortment of metallic objects, some of which were of a utilitarian character whereas a few others such as ear-rings, bangles and other ornaments indicate fairly extensive use of metallic objects of decorative value.