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The Metallurgical investigations of ferrous objects excavated from the early Iron Age megalithic site at Naikund and Mahurjhari in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, India were carried out The analysis shows a clear evidence of technological advance in the form of hardening and quenching followed by tempering in addition to the knowledge of steeling as early as 900 BC.
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The authors thank Prof. A. D. Sahasrabudhe Director, College of Engineering, Pune 411005 for his encouragement and Dr. M. J. Rathod Head Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science College of Engineering, Pune 411005 for providing facilities for the work.
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Deshpande, P.P., Mohanty, R.K. & Shinde, V.S. An Early Evidence of Hardening and Subsequent Tempering from Megalithic Sites, Maharashtra, India. Trans Indian Inst Met 64, 461–464 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-011-0081-x
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