History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c13.6

c13.6

At Gungeria in the district of Balaghat in the Nagpur Division of the Central Provinces 424 copper implements and 102 pieces of thin silver plates were discovered in one place in an area measuring 3 ft. long, 3 ft. broad and 4 ft deep The copper implements were mostly celts, shovels, axe-blades, spades, etc. They were found closely packed together indicating secret storage They are made of copper and not bronze, containing only 1 5 per cent of lead. The silver was also found to be admixed with 3.7 per cent of gold.