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The history of civilization is in many ways linked
to the story of the use of metals in antiquity. Although modern metallurgy has
seen an exponential growth since the Industrial Revolution it is interesting
that many modern concepts in metallurgy have their seeds in ancient practices
that pre-date the Industrial Revolution. Metals were extracted and utilized in
the past in stages progressing usually from the use of native metal, to those
metals which could be smelted easily from ores, to those which were more
difficult to smelt. The commonly used metals in antiquity include gold, silver,
copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc and mercury. This brief review takes a synoptic
look at some aspects of the early use of metal in a global perspective. It
throws light on some of the achievements of ancient Indian metallurgists. Its
heritage in metallurgy, medicine, mathematics and astronomy is a matter of pride
for India.
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Greatest Metallurgical
Accomplishments
The History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent dates
back to 1700 BCE.
Metals and
related concepts were mentioned in various early
Vedic age
texts. The
Rig veda already uses the
Sanskrit
term Ayas (metal).
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org
See also, Metals &
Alloys
See also,
Timeline
of Ancient India (http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/timeline/timeline.htm)
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