[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v1.c2.9 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c2.9 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c2.9 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.9) (c) the advent of the Iron Age took place in India around twelfth century BC indigenously in three widely apart geographical contexts, and therefore, the diffusionist theory regarding Hittite (or ‘Aryan’) influence seems to be far-fetched. - [Previous: v1.c2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.8) - [Next: v1.c2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.10) - [Up: v1.c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.9) · Pramāṇa