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The Metal Casting Traditions of South Asia

Continuity and Innovation

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ID9363232
AuthorsPaul T Craddock, Paul Craddock (0000-0002-0481-9238, British Museum, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume50
Issue1
Publication date2015-03-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Fomento Social (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-6043 • E-ISSN: 2695-6462
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.16943/ijhs/2015/v50i1/48112
OpenAlexW2329085212
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

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

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Casting · Geography · South asia · Visual arts · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2018 - 2025 (8)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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