Gerry McDonnell
Archaeometallurgy
Broxmouth
As part of the re-examination of the Broxmouth finds, archaeometallurgical analysis of iron artefacts identified the earliest use of steel in the British Isles. The object was dated to 490/375BC and was made from high carbon steel that had been deliberately heated and quenched in water. This is the earliest evidence of sophisticated blacksmithing skills in Britain.
See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25734877
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/news_article.htm?articleid=42031
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| Consultancy Pre-Eexcavation |
| Consultancy Excavation |
| Consultancy Post-Exacavtion |
| Consultancy Teaching and Lecturing |
| Consultancy - Research |
| XRF_Service |
| Principles of XRF |
| Interpreting XRF data |
| Interpreting X-ray Data 2 |
| Metalworking Residues |
| Iron |
| copper |
| Diagnsotic Residues |
| non_diagnsotic residues |
| Geology and Iron Ores |
| Iron Smelting |
| Iron Alloys |
| Smelting Slags |
| Refining |
| Iron Smithing |
| Smithing Slags |
| Metallurgy of Iron and Steel |
| Slag Inclusions |
| Liquid or Solid |
| early medieval Iron |
| Monastic and Post-Monastic Iron Industry of Rievaulx |
| Viking Iron Project |
| Wharram Percy |
| Early Medieval Iron Production |
| Early Medieval Smithies |
| Early Medieval Iron Metallurgy |
| Project Summary |
| icelandic sites |
| slag analysis |
| solid or liquid |
| details |
| past events |