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Open cast iron ore mining, Romano-British

Etched sample of unworked bloomery iron (photomicrograph)

Highly vesicular bloomery slag
Crafts

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more comparative studies

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Part of an early blast furnace (Araglin, Ireland)

Outcrop of sideritic ore overhanging sandstone

Contents of one box in the National Slag Collection

Activity frequency mapping (iron works)
comparing excavated sites
