Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c26.s3.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c26.s3.3
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The art of smelting zinc ore and recovery of zinc metal by distillation must have been discovered before fourth century BC when Taxila produced the brass vase containing 34.34 per cent zinc. This possibility is reinforced by the facts of mining archaeology. Starting from the fifth century BC we have many C-14 datings in Rajpura-Dariba, Rampura-Agucha (these mines were discussed in the previous chapter) and most crucially in the Zawar Mine systems which would be discussed below.