THE EXAMINATION OF IRON ARTEFACTS, RAW MATERIALS AND WASTE PRODUCTS FROM ROCKLEY BLAST FURNACE, WORSBOROUGH, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, 1978-82
Author(s): D Starley
A range of materials and artefacts from the excavation of an historical blast furnace, believed to have been adapted to use coke rather than charcoal, were examined. Techniques included metallography, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis and scanning electron microscope (SEM) based energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA). Analysis confirmed the use of coke for smelting iron on the site and suggested that bloomery slag was used as a supplementary source of iron.
- Report Number:
- 40/1995
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 17
- Keywords:
- Iron Technology
