St Algar's Farm, Frome, Somerset: The Analysis of Lead-Working Waste
Author(s): David Dungworth, Joanna Dunster
Metal-working waste from a Roman-period settlement is examined to determine the processes responsible for its formation. SEM-EDS analysis confirms that most of this material is litharge, a waste material formed during the extraction of silver from lead.
- Report Number:
- 15/2012
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 8
