Roman Crucibles, Hearth Lining and Slag from Usk, Monmouthshire, South Wales

Author(s): Helen Bowstead Stallybrass, Matthew Nicholas

1.6kg of Roman non-ferrous and ferrous metal working debris from excavations at Usk in South Wales were examined. This included the remains of hearth lining, iron smithing slag and copper alloy working crucibles. These were analysed qualitatively by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence.

Report Number:
35/2003
Series:
CfA Reports
Pages:
7
Keywords:
Ceramic Copper Alloy Metal Working-Fe Metal Working-non Fe Roman Technology

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