History
Bow drills were used in Mehrgarh between the 4th and 5th millennium BCE. This bow drill—used to drill holes into lapis lazuli and cornelian—was made of green jasper. Similar drills were found in other parts of the Indus Valley Civilization and Iran one millennium later.
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