Pine, J., Allen, J. R L. and Challinor, D. (2009). Saxon Iron Smelting at Clearwell Quarry, St. Briavels, Lydney, Gloucestershire. Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 20. Vol 20.
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Saxon Iron Smelting at Clearwell Quarry, St. Briavels, Lydney, Gloucestershire | ||
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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 20 | ||
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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary | ||
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An open area excavation carried out in advance of limestone extraction at Clearwell Quarry provides the first archaeological evidence for Saxon iron-smelting in the region. Of chief interest is the discovery of securely-dated Saxon iron-smelting features: thirty furnaces, both tap and slag-pit types; ten ore-roasting pits; and seven probable charcoal-clamps. Although datable finds were absent from these features, radiocarbon determinations on charcoal from three of the furnaces give consistent dates in the late 8th to 9th centuries. Chemical analysis of the slags showed them to be from the more inefficient end of the bloomery process in comparison to Roman slags from the same region. There was no evidence that blooms were being worked on the site after smelting. Mixed, but predominantly oak, charcoal was being used for fuel, and probably produced on the site. Other finds from the site included small quantities of prehistoric worked flint and medieval pottery: without the radiocarbon dates, there would have been nothing to suggest the furnaces were Saxon. | ||
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2009 | ||
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09 Oct 2017 |
