A History of Agriculture in India v1.c33.s10.2

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Improvement in the quality and strength of iron chisels and hammers led to improvement in the manufacture of stone objects, particularly grinding-mills (chakkis), which are still used in Indian homes for grinding foodgrains and spices. Now querns and mullers, and pestles and mortars could be manufactured with greater ease. Apart from these grinding devices, stone vases and cups of a variety of shapes and designs were manufactured at Taxila (Fig. 186).