Editing Tile (section)

=== Ancient Indian subcontinent ===
Rooms with tiled floors made of clay decorated with geometric circular patterns have been discovered from the ancient remains of [[Kalibangan]], [[Kot Bala|Balakot]] and Ahladino.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.202140|quote=kalibangan tiles.|title=Indian History|year=1926|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=9781259063237|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1AJO2A-CbccC&q=balakot+tiles+indus+valley&pg=PA218|title=The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives|last=McIntosh|first=Jane|date=2008|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781576079072|language=en}}</ref>

Tiling was used in the second century by the [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] kings of ancient [[Sri Lanka]], using smoothed and polished stone laid on floors and in swimming pools. The techniques and tools for tiling is advanced, evidenced by the fine workmanship and close fit of the tiles. Such tiling can be seen in [[Ruwanwelisaya]] and [[Kuttam Pokuna]] in the city of [[Anuradhapura]]. The nine-storied ''[[Lovamahapaya]]'' (3rd century BC) had copper roof tiles.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Island |date=18 October 2005 |url=http://iesl.nsf.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/1/5082/NEWS_MISC-2005-9.pdf?sequence=2 }}</ref> The roofs were tiled, with red, white, yellow, turquoise and brown tiles. There were also tiles made of [[bronze]]. Sigiriya also had an elaborate gatehouse made of timber and brick masonry with multiple tiled roofs. The massive timber doorposts remaining today indicate this.