THE EXAMINATION OF CRUCIBLE FRAGMENTS AND METALLURGICAL WASTE FROM GILBERD SCHOOL AND CULVER STREET, COLCHESTER.
Author(s): P Budd
A quantity of fired clay and metallurgical waste, as well as a number of metal melting crucible fragments, recently excavated from Gilberd School and Culver Street Colchester were submitted to the Laboratory. The material was examined and a selection of it was analysedqualitatively by x-ray fluoresence. The material provided evidence of Roman smithing on, or near to, bothsites. Material from the Culver Street site also suggested the Roman working of copper alloys and possible early Roman silver melting. The Gilberd School material produced evidence of medieval bronze casting probably of one or more large objects.
- Report Number:
- 86/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 15
- Keywords:
- Metal Working-non Fe Technology
