Article ID: CBB001551741

The Metal Casting Traditions of South Asia: Continuity and Innovation (2015)

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This paper, after outlining some of the more significant milestones through seven millennia of casting achievement and the historic literary sources, will concentrate on the more recent continuing traditional technologies of South Asia. The paper will conclude with an assessment of our present understanding of early casting methods elsewhere, notably those of Egypt, Greece and Rome.

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Authors & Contributors
Derui Tan
Yuanzhi Li
Mamidipudi, Annapurna
Sabino Illecito
Ellen Harlizius-Klück
Dewey, Clive
Journals
Technikgeschichte: Beiträge zur Geschichte der Technik und Industrie
Chinese Annals of History of Science and Technology
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Indian Journal of History of Science
Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity
Publishers
Brill
University of Chicago Press
Cardiff University (United Kingdom
Springer
Oxford University Press
Lexington Books
Concepts
Cross-cultural comparison
Animals
Technological innovation
Metal casting
Technology and culture
India, civilization and culture
People
Vagbhata
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Prehistory
Early modern
19th century
Neolithic period
Places
South Asia
China
Europe
India
Pakistan
Greece
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