Craddock, P. T. and Lang, J. (2005). Charles Dawson's cast-iron statuette:. Hist Metall 39 (1). Vol 39(1), pp. 32-44.

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Title:		 Charles Dawson's cast-iron statuette:
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Subtitle:		 the authentication of iron antiquities and possible coal-smelting of iron in Roman Britain
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Issue:		 Hist Metall 39 (1)
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Series:		 Historical Metallurgy
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Volume:		 39 (1)
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Page Start/End:		 32 - 44
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Scientific examination of an iron statuette acquired and published by Charles Dawson, and of another figure found more recently at the Roman iron smelting site at Beauport Park, Sussex, has shown both to be of coal- or coke-smelted grey cast iron, the sulphur and manganese content of the Dawson statuette suggesting that it is Victorian, and its treatment with potassium dichromate linking it to the Piltdown forgeries with which Dawson was associated. The other figure is more complex but still believed to be relatively recent. The authors argue that iron that does not contain evidence of smelting with fossil fuels can be difficult to date or authenticate, and some of the problems with the direct dating of iron by radiocarbon dating or by metallographic structure are discussed. Other examples of grey cast iron have been reported from several Romano-British sites, and consideration of their composition and archaeological context suggests to the authors that most are probably intrusive, although some could be evidence of experiments to smelt iron using coal in the Roman period.
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Author:		 Paul T Craddock
Janet Lang
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Year of Publication:		 2005
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Victorian (Auto Detected Temporal)
Iron Smelting (Auto Detected Subject)
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Coal (Auto Detected Subject)
Iron (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 23 Feb 2006