Shinde, Vasant (Author)
Deshpande, Shweta Sinha (Author)
Indian Journal of History of Science
Volume: 50, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 42-54
The Chalcolithic or the Early Farming community flourished from 7000 BC to first millennium BC all over South Asia due to many factors, including climate change and population pressure. A large number of sites discovered and selected ones excavated have thrown flood of light on various aspects of their lifestyle, including crafts and technological advances made by these people. Most of the technologies were innovated due to sheer necessities. This paper discusses the evidence from excavated sites a variety of pyro and non-pyro technologies the Chalcolithic people introduced and used over such a long period.
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