A History of Agriculture in India v1.c26.s3.6

v1.c26.s3.6

The excavations conducted at Hastinapur in 1962 yielded specimens of finished iron objects in the form of nails and knife-blades from the middle levels of the Painted Grey Ware deposit. Earlier, in the excavations of 1950-52, only slags had been found. At the same time, it is to be noted that iron has not so far been found stratigraphically below the deposits of the Painted Grey Ware anywhere. The presence of the bones of a horse at Hastinapur in association with the Painted Grey Ware recalls the traditional concept of the association of the horse with the Aryans. The proven association of iron with the Painted Grey Ware, which is the earliest stratigraphic evidence of iron in India, points to the presence of a second wave of iron-using Aryans in India.