THE EXAMINATION OF METALWORKING DEBRIS FROM HOUSESTEADS ROMAN FORT, NORTHUMBERLAND 1974-1981
Author(s): D Starley
A small quantity of debris recovered from excavations in the north-east corner of the fort derived from both iron smithing and a wider range of non-ferrous alloy working. Some slag provided rare unambiguous evidence for the use of coal in Romano-British ironworking.
- Report Number:
- 39/1996
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 18
- Keywords:
- Coal Iron
