Conservation The finds have been stored in a
desiccating environment. The have not been cleaned.
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Interpretation
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x-rays
Iron the metal
Methods
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Scale Sadly, this has not come out well in
all these photos. |
Photography The images are all taken with a
handheld camera using the close-up setting and automatic settings. The
colours in the photos are more vivid than they appear to the naked eye |
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Furnace bottoms. These were all found in close association
with tools, billets and hearth slag. This suggests that the items have not
been dumped here. |
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These artefacts are formed by the unintended melting to
produce 'cast iron' which melts at a higher temperature than the smiths
could achieve.
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(The item right was originally identified as a weight
until XRF analysis was very similar to other hearth bottoms.) |
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A selection of ferrous material from the same context. |
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Four 'axe head' shapes have been identified |
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