Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c20.s6.2

v1.c20.s6.2

In the ancient world, technical informations and cultural influences spread more easily through trade-links. The active chalcolithic centres enjoyed the benefits of the rudiments of furnace technology and the expertise of metal-smiths. The news of the discoveries related to solid state reduction of iron ore, carburization and surface-hardening of wrought iron must have been transmitted by the traders, and the new knowledge quickly adapted through independent and indigenous efforts.