Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c17.s1.t5.4

v1.c17.s1.t5.4

So, from the above, it will be seen that there exists no good parallel to these copper hoards in either the Indus Valley cultures or any of the proto-historic cultures of Western Asia. If that is true, as it seems to be, how is it that professors Piggott and Heine-Geldern have been led to think otherwise? The reason is not far too seek. It lies in the mixing up of issues. The two writers have assumed that the well-known sword from Fort Munro in the Punjab, the trunion celt from Shalozan in the Kurram Valley, socketed axes from Shahi Tump and Chanhu-Daro and the adze axe from Mohenjo-Daro also belong to these ‘hoards’ and can be treated as such. As a matter of fact, this is not true. None of the four types just stated occurs in the Gangetic basin and conversely no harpoon, anthropomorphic figure or antennae sword etc., occurs west of that basin. Not a single site can be named where an implement from the former group has been found in association with an implement from the latter. If this is realised, things get straightened at once. (Lal, 1951: 35)