DORCHESTER, DORSET: GREYHOUND YARD SLAG REPORT.
Author(s): J G McDonnell
Excavations at Greyhound Yard, Dorchester recovered 40kg of ironworking slag, ore and other residues. Examination of the slag showed that it derived from the iron smithing process, and that there was no evidence for iron smelting. The largest deposits derived from the construction of the Insula in the 1st Century AD. No chemical analyses were undertaken.
- Report Number:
- 214/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 13
- Keywords:
- Technology
