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100			_aKharakwal J.S.
245			_a Indian zinc technology in a global perspective / _cJ.S. Kharakwal
260			_aNew Delhi: _bPentagon Press, _c2011.
300			_a340p.
505			_aCONTENTS Foreword to the Series by M. G. K. Menon xi Note on Infinity Foundation xvii Series Editor's Note xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgements xxvii List ofAbbreviations used in the text xxix ListofFigures xxxi List ofTables xxxi^ 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. ANTIQUITY OF ZINC AND BRASS 3 BRASS PRODUCTION 8 CONFUSION ABOUT ZINCAND BRASS IN EARLY EXAMPLES 9 Europe 10 Middle East 12 China and Asia Minor 13 South Asia 14 THE CEMENTATION PROCESS 15 viii ❖ INDIAN ZINC TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 3. ZINC AND BRASS IN AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE IN EUROPE, WEST ASIA AND AFRICA jL? EUROPE jg Roman Brass 22 Medieval Brass Making 27 Zinc Production at Bristol AFRICA WEST ASIA 4. EAST ASIA (CHINA) EARLY ZINC AND BRASS IN CHINA ZINC AND BRASS IN MEDIEVAL CHINA The T'ien-Kimg K'ai-wu 5. ZINC AND BRASS IN SOUTH ASIA Zmc INTHE BRONZE AGE 30 37 39 48 48 52 56 64 zmc IN THE EARLY IRON AGE AND HISTORIC CONTEXT*; M literary EVIDENCE CONTEXTS 69 METALLIC ZINC early BRASS COINS ICONS 87 Brass Icons in Eastern India Nalanda 101 Gujarat 104 MEDIEVAL ZINC AND BRASS Mughal Brass 115 BidriWare 115 traditional brass casting ^ ZAWAR 120 CONCLUSION 122 123 CONTENTS ❖ ix 6. EAEXY MINING OF LEAD-ZINC ORES IN RAJASTHAN 125 EARLY MINING OF COPPER AND IRON 128 Ancient Mines of Lead, Silver and Zinc 132 Agucha 132 Dariha 137 Zawav 144 Zawarmala mines 146 Balaria mine 154 Mochia mines 157 Hiran Magm mine 160 Baroi-Paduna-Bara belt 161 Ore Dressing 162 Importance ofMines in Ancient India 164 Identification of Ores 165 Silver Ores 165 Lead Ores ^66 Mining Technique 166 Attempts to Restart Mining at Zawar 173 7. ZAWAR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ZAWAR 8. EARLY ZINC SMELTING AT ZAWAR SMELTING Ancient Zinc Smelting at Zawar 176 176 186 Pottery CONCLUSION 191 192 193 196 Furnaces 208 PRODUCTION OF ZINC ❖ INDIAN ZINC TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THE TREASURY AT ZAWAR 210 LITERARY EVIDENCE 212 Rasaratnasamuchchaya 216 Kosthika, Tanti'a 217 GaraKosthi 218 Angara Kbsthi 2]g THE DECLINE OF ZAWAR 221 American Society of Metals 225 9. TRANSMISSION OF ZINC AND BRASS TECHNOLOGY TUTTHA, TUTIYA AND TUTENAG TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE WEST 10. EARLY EVIDENCE OF DISTILLATION SOMA AND OTHER INTOXICATING DRINKS The Taxila Distillation Units 242 11. CONCLUSION Bibliography Appendices Appendix 1: Geographical Distribution of Zinc Ores
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