Udaya Kumar, S (2024) An Experimental Study of Iron-Smelting Techniques Used in the Nathara-Ki-Pal and Iswal, India: Results for the Reconstruction of Ancient Metallurgical Processes. South Asian History, Culture and Archaeology, 4 (2). pp. 221-240.
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| Abstract: | This paper is an attempt to explain the theory and principles involved in the experiment of the iron smelting process. In the process of iron smelting, furnaces are broken, and the tuyeres are removed to recover the bloom. New furnaces may then be constructed either on the same spot as the previous one or adjacent to it. In the context of archaeological sites, several overlapping sequences of furnaces may be interpreted in diverse ways, e.g. successive cultural phases, different phases of occupation, etc. Here, we examine this question by looking at the process of furnace construction and destruction in ethnographic and experimental studies. This is then contrasted with the furnace distribution pattern at the early historic site of Iswal and Nathara-ki-Pal, Rajasthan. The study revolves around the number of furnaces and correlation with each other in terms of spatial distribution and furnaces versus demography. It also probes into the relationship of furnaces to tuyeres and the importance of the latter in terms of use/reuse. |
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| Item Type: | Journal Paper |
| Subjects: | School of Humanities > Archaeology School of Humanities > Metallurgy |
| Divisions: | Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2025 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2025 10:31 |
| Official URL: | https://www.esijournals.com/sahca/issue/98 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/2855 |
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