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Title    

 

1

Crucibles and moulds

 

2

Precious metal refining

 

3

Iron working processes

 

4

Geophysical techniques applied to early metalworking sites

 

5

Bloomery iron smelting slags and other residues

 

6

Bloom refining and smithing slags and other residues

 

8

Currency Bars and other forms of trade iron

 

9

Excavation of Sampling Strategies for Metalworking Sites

 

10

Hammerscale

 

11

Metallographic examination

 

12

Chemical analysis of metalwork and metalworking debris

 

14

X-radiography and archaemoteallurgy

 

15

The Care and curation of Metallurgical Samples

 

16

Metalworking Evidence and the Management of Archaeological Sites

 

101

The archaeology of metalworking sites

 

102

Metalworking evidence and archaeological project management

 

103

Geophysical techniques for metalworking sites

 

104

Introduction to post-excavation echniques for metalworking sites

 

105

Textures, microstructures and metallography

 

106

Chemical analysis of metalwork and metalworking debris

 

107

X-radiography and archaeometallurgy

 

108

The care and curation of metallurgical samples

 

201

Metals and their properties

 

202

Copper: smelting and production of alloys

 

203

Tin: smelting and production of alloys

 

204

Other metals: smelting and production of alloys

 

301

Iron: bloomery smelting and associated processes

 

302

Steelmaking

 

303

Iron: hand blacksmithing

 

304

Foundries

 

305

The supply of fuel for post-medieval metal industries