sanisera field school, session 9, 2010: ancient metallurgy, by noel boothroyd

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ANCIENT METALLURGY

By Noel BoothroydA presentation for Session 9Images copyright English Heritage

Vulcan the smith god

Iron smelting

Iron bloom

Tap slag

Roman workshop

Hearth bottoms

Hammerscale

Copper crucible

Copper mould

Lead slag

Lead dross

Fuel ash slag

Further reading

• English Heritage website

• Guidance paper on ‘Archaeometallurgy’

• Hedges, H. Artefacts

• Hedges, H. Technology in the Ancient World

• Viz Comics

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