Featuring UC San Diego archaeology professor Tom Levy, this video is based on ethnoarchaeological research in the town of Swamimalai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. For centuries Swamimalai has been the center of bronze Hindu icon manufacturing in the region, with its workshops passed down from generation to generation of hereditary sthapathis ('artisans' in Tamil).
Thank you Mr. Levy. Having visited Swamimalai almost every year since my childhood, I never knew so many facts about the Sthapathis. It was very interesting to learn about the speciality of clay & the metal recycling.
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