Zinc and Brass in Archaeological Perspective
Brass has a much longer history than zinc. There has been a bit of confusion about the early beginning of zinc as several claims are made out side of India. Both literary as well as archaeological records reveal that production of pure zinc had begun in the second...
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doaj-28edfd8e549244369d9c73658bce75c02020-11-25T02:34:29ZengUbiquity PressAncient Asia2042-59372006-12-01113915910.5334/aa.0611212Zinc and Brass in Archaeological PerspectiveJ. S. Kharakwal0L. K. Gurjar1JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, UdaipurHindustan Zinc Limited, UdaipurBrass has a much longer history than zinc. There has been a bit of confusion about the early beginning of zinc as several claims are made out side of India. Both literary as well as archaeological records reveal that production of pure zinc had begun in the second half of the first millennium BC, though production on commercial scale begun in the early Medieval times. This paper attempts to examine the archaeological record and literary evidence to understand the actual beginning of brass and zinc in India.zincbrasssmelting |
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Zinc and Brass in Archaeological Perspective |
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Zinc and Brass in Archaeological Perspective |
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Zinc and Brass in Archaeological Perspective |
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Ancient Asia |
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Brass has a much longer history than zinc. There has been a bit of
confusion about the early beginning of zinc as several claims are made out side of
India. Both literary as well as archaeological records reveal that production of pure
zinc had begun in the second half of the first millennium BC, though production on
commercial scale begun in the early Medieval times. This paper attempts to examine the
archaeological record and literary evidence to understand the actual beginning of brass
and zinc in India. |
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