Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c17.s2.t2.2

v1.c17.s2.t2.2

The problem of identity of these copper hoard makers is yet to be solved. This problem is extremely vexed since so far no skeletal remains have been found associated with the authors of this hoard. Subhra Bose considered the theory that they were either the aboriginals of Ganga basin belonging to the Proto-Australoid group of people, or the ancestors of the modern Munda and Santal tribes inhabiting the hilly tracts of Bihar and Bengal.