ANALYSES OF EIGHT IRON KNIVES AND FOUR OTHER TOOLS FROM HAMWIH, SOUTHAMPTON.
Author(s): J G McDonnell
A further eight Anglo-Saxon knives were sectioned to confirm earlier analyses (AML Report 93/87). The results were similar, in general the knives were manufactured from ferritic, rather than phosphoric iron, and good quality steel cutting edges were butt welded to the knife backs (Type 2 manufacture). A billhook, two chisels and an axe were also analysed.
- Report Number:
- 137/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 29
- Keywords:
- Iron Technology
