METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF A HOOKED IRON BLOCK OF IRON AGE DATE FROM LALEHAM, NEAR STAINES, SURREY
Author(s): V Fell
A hooked iron block from a pit assigned to the first period of occupation, c.300-1 BC, was examined by metallography. The low quality of iron is consistent with the probable function of the block as a billet or form of trade iron.
- Report Number:
- 17/2000
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 9
- Keywords:
- Iron
