write a note on crafts and technology in towns in medieval period
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The tradition of arts and crafts in India goes beyond five thousand years. The exquisite stone and metal sculptures and the lapidary craft of the Harappans are examples of the virtuosity of the Indian craftsmen. We may take just one example of the Harappan technology: the gold granulation technique. Minute spheres of gold were soldered on to the surfaces of ornaments or ceremonial objects. In our century, European jewellers tried to revive this technique but found it particularly difficult to make spheres as small as those on the Harappan artefacts, and to solder the spheres without spoiling the surface. It took years of trial and error to develop a glue of metallic and organic ingredients that worked on a metal surface.
A number of traditions of crafts based on metals, alloys, gems and stones flourished in ancient India. Many of these traditions started in ancient India and continue vigorously even in modern India. Here we will talk about some medieval crafts.