The famous chronicled story of bronze icons from south India. Made by a “lost wax” process, the bronze icons of, for example, Ancient Nataraja Statues,Bronze Icons and the excavated statue of dancing girl (Narthaki) from Mohenjodaro are considered to be among the best symbols of the metallurgical accomplishments from ancient India. Evidence indicates that this unique metal casting technology was developed in India about 5000 years ago and received patronage from all the royal dynasties in India, from the Pallavas in 300 to 900 AD, the Cholas (900 to 1300 AD) and the Vijaynagar empire in 16th and 17th centuries. That is how this technology has been preserved in ancient days.
Considering archaeological evidence in support of extensive mining and smelting of copper-zinc and lead sulphide ores in Khetri and Dariba in Rajasthan and Agnigundla in Andhra Pradesh around 1100 BC.The Iron Age was ushered in around 800 BC in India. It is established now that extraction of iron in an organized manner started in India in the sixth century BC
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