In two volumes, the book tells the fascinating, coherently woven story of the minerals and metals--from across the entire subcontinental sprawl of the old-world India (including Pakistan and Bangladesh). Covering a vast span of over five millennia: from the pre-Harappan chalcolithic sites, like Mehargarh, Mundigak and Ganeshwar to about AD 1200, Volume I is a brilliant effort to unravel the mysteries of 'archaeo-materials'--with scientific inquiry into ...
