A journey of over 200 years: early studies on wootz ingots and new evidence from Konasamudram, India

Recent new evidence emerged from the crucible steel production site of Konasamudram, Telangana, India. A hoard 60 ingots this offers a unique opportunity to study details early large-scale fabled material, beginning with detailed documentation weights and sizes 45 them. Historically, Konasamudram has been an important pre-modern manufacturing trading centre in India, as reported by Persian European travelogues, may have source many studied during past 200 years. The aim work is present dimensional analysis these interpret data context earlier studies, address questions consistency manufacturing, standardization other physical attributes. newly-discovered show considerable uniformity shape, size weights, indicative single event heydays making, while previously literature vary much more widely.