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Iron pillar of Delhi, The iron pillar at Delhi has withstood corrosion for the last 1600 years. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
May 10, 2012
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The pillar, which weighs more than six tons, is said to have been fashioned at the time of Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375–413) of the Gupta Empire,[1] though other authorities give dates as early as 912 BCE.[2]...The pillar has attracted the attention of archaeologists and metallurgists and has been called "a testament to the skill of ancient Indian blacksmiths" because of its high resistance to corrosion,[4] due to both the Delhi environment providing alternate wetting and drying conditions, and iron with high phosphorus content conferring protection by the formation of an even layer of crystalline iron hydrogen phosphate.[5]
- Halil
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Pretty awesome.
- Halil
Awesome, but 912 BCE isn't a possible date. There is no evidence of script in India before the 3rd century BCE.
- Maitani
Nice Maitani :-)
- Halil
Could the script have been engraved later?
- Bruce Lewis
Yes, of course. :-)
- Maitani