Microbial activity and studies on excavated megalithic micaceous potsherds from Peninsular India

Abstract The abundantly available mica flakes were added in raw materials to manufacture pottery in Central Peninsular India during the early Iron Age (700-300 BCE) for storage and glittering. The micaceous potsherds from the excavated megalithic site of Nagpur were studied for their composition, ma...

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Main Authors: M. R. Singh, K. Ganaraj, V. M. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica 2021-05-01
Series:Cerâmica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132021000200250&tlng=en