Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c18.s3.13

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Similar pure copper artefacts were found at Mitathal in the successive levels of Sothi, Harappan and Copper Hoard Culture occupations. We know that Sothians initiated Chalcolithic Culture at Kayatha which spread towards the Peninsular India. And lastly, it is quite likely that the lead-alloying tradition of the Peninsular Chalcolithic Culture was transmitted to the Copper Hoard Culture at Gungeria (of the Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh), which yielded 400 kg of copper hoard assaying 1.5 per cent lead. Apart from the 424 implements such as celts, shovels, axe-blades, spades etc. of copper, Gungeria also yielded 102 pieces of thin silver plates weighing about one kg and assaying 96 per cent silver and 3.7 per cent gold. (Neogi, 1917, 1979: 12-13) It may be proposed that Alloying Pattern in the Copper Artefacts of the Harappan, Chalcolithic and Copper Hoard Cultures