Robertson, A. S. and Smythe, J. A. (1941). A Roman oven at Mumrills, Falkirk. With Appendix. - Slag from the Oven.. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 76. Vol 76, pp. 119-127.

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Title:		 A Roman oven at Mumrills, Falkirk. With Appendix. - Slag from the Oven.
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 76
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Series:		 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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Volume:		 76
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Number of Pages:		 144
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Page Start/End:		 119 - 127
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Abstract:		 The oven was fully exposed and recorded in 1941. Analysis of the clay indicated that it had not been subjected to a very high temperature, comparable, for example, with that required for smelting iron or firing bricks. The oven could only have been used for baking. A piece of slag-like material found in a layer of burned clay inside the oven was identified as furnace-clinker formed by the burning of coal indicative of a fairly high temperature though not so high as in a smelting furnace. This does not prove that coal was used at Mumrills; all the evidence points to the use of wood as fuel. In its general plan and in the way in which it was worked, the Mumrills\r\noven resembled the circular baking-ovens commonly used in Roman forts.
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Author:		 Anne S Robertson
J A Smythe
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Year of Publication:		 1941
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Oven (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008