Copper in Ancient India c12.3

c12.3

From geological and literary evidences the author has come to the conclusion that copper smelting was carried on extensively in ancient times in the Singhbhum and Hazaribagh District of Chotanagpur, in various parts of Rajputana, Nepal and some parts of Southern India though it was not unknown in other parts of the country. Copper was also imported into India from foreign countries. We would proceed to put forward the available evidences bearing on the subject, though it must be conceded that such evidences are more or less casual and not of a systematic nature.