<P> The history of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent began during the 2nd millennium BC . Archaeological sites in India , such as Malhar , Dadupur , Raja Nala Ka Tila and Lahuradewa in present - day Uttar Pradesh show iron implements in the period 1800 -- 1200 BC . Archaeological excavations in Hyderabad show an Iron Age burial site . Rakesh Tewari believes that around the beginning of the Indian Iron Age ( 13th century BC ) , iron smelting was widely practiced in India . Such use suggests that the date of the technology 's inception may be around the 16th century BC . </P>
<P> The history of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent began during the 2nd millennium BC . Archaeological sites in India , such as Malhar , Dadupur , Raja Nala Ka Tila and Lahuradewa in present - day Uttar Pradesh show iron implements in the period 1800 -- 1200 BC . Archaeological excavations in Hyderabad show an Iron Age burial site . Rakesh Tewari believes that around the beginning of the Indian Iron Age ( 13th century BC ) , iron smelting was widely practiced in India . Such use suggests that the date of the technology 's inception may be around the 16th century BC . </P>
when did the use of iron began in the subcontinent
when did the use of iron began in the subcontinent
during the 2nd millennium BC
during the 2nd millennium BC