Archaeological evidence demonstrates that the earliest use of iron in
India appears in and around the Ganga Doab, with the Painted Grey
Ware culture. Estimates have suggested a dating of in and around 1000
B.C.
Anything that shows up prior should be considered random appearance
of the metal (which certainly not only took place in India, but
around all of the Ancient Near East as far back as 2k B.C.) in a
copper age setting and should not be considered the norm of the
period.
That does not create a plausible basis for dating on this laddle I
believe. The scarcity of iron and the overall lack of technology to
smelt it, as per Robert's discussion, certainly casts doubt (no puns
intended of course).
Regards,
Phil Jones, Antiquarian
PBJI
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