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# Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c19.s3.2

Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c19.s3.2

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### [v1.c19.s3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s3.2)

That OCP was associated with the copper hoards seems to be established by the excavations at Saipai. (Lal, 1971, & 1972) A few OCP shards from Atrañjikhera have been dated by the thermoluminescent technique at Oxford and the mean age is around 1690 BC. (Gaur, 1983: 21)

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- [Atranjikhera](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.atranjikhera)
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