Redcliff, Welton, East Yorkshire. An Examination of the Slag
Author(s): David Dungworth
The excavation of a coastal trading settlement of the first century AD on the northern shore of the Humber recovered a small quantity (10kg) of iron-working slag. A careful examination of the material suggests that this was generated during primary manufacture (smelting). The assemblage included samples of iron-rich material that appear to represent the metal that was produced — a carbon-rich steel.
- Report Number:
- 58/2009
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 25
