
The Roman Iron Industry in Britain
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In this pioneering work, David Sim combines current ideas of iron-making in Roman times with experimental archaeology. The Roman Iron Industry in Britain stretches far beyond dry theory and metallurgy alone; it covers all the stages of this essential process, from prospecting to distribution, and describes the whole cycle of iron production.
Photographs and line drawings illustrate the text well enough to allow keen readers to reproduce the artefacts for themselves. Fascinating to the general reader and all those with an interest in Roman history, this book is invaluable to students of archaeology and professional archaeologists alike.
Dr David Sim is an archaeologist who has combined studies of the technology of the Roman Empire with his skills as a blacksmith.
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of illustrations and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Prologue
- 1 An overview of the Roman iron industry
- 2 Charcoal
- 3 Smelting
- 4 The Blacksmith
- 5 Bloomsmithing and Barsmithing
- 6 Artefact Production
- 7 The Use of Steel
- 8 MEchanical Processing
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Appendix: Museums containing Roman metalwork in the United Kingdom
- Bibliography
- Plate Section
- Copyright
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