Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c16.s2.t1.15
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c16.s2.t1.15
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The study shows that the metallurgical knowledge of the smiths was advanced and better than that of the Aharian copper-smiths who did not alloy tin with copper, and thus could not produce bronze, and whose moulds were crude and unventillated. (Hegde In Sankalia, Deo and Ansari, 1971: 449-56) At Navdatoli, tin was alloyed up to 3 per cent and lead up to 2 per cent. No arsenical copper was produced.