ANALYSIS OF NON-FERROUS METALWORKING WASTE FROM CASTLE MALL, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Author(s): C Mortimer

Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of copper alloy waste from this late Saxon to post-medieval site indicated that a range of different alloy types were being used. Mould fragments for casting a large artefact were found associated with a 'bell pit'. Analysis of a copper alloy deposit on one piece of mould from this context showed that it was heavily-leaded bronze containing antimony, a composition unlikely to be used in bell casting. The information is additional to that contained in AML Report 111/93.

Report Number:
75/1996
Series:
AML Reports (New Series)
Pages:
6
Keywords:
Copper Alloy Technology

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