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Beyond the Bloom: Bloom refining and iron artifact production in the Roman world

David Sim and Isabel Ridge 1998 © BAR Publishing
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The book describes a series of experiments carried out in order to replicate the working environment of a Roman blacksmith, by using tools and equipment as close to originals as possible. The results provide a database that will enable archaeologists to compare evidence found in archaeological records with the experiment results.
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Series
  • BAR pre-2020
  • BAR International Series pre-2020
ISBN(s)
  • 9781407350424 (ebook)
  • 9780860549017 (paperback)
BAR Number
  • S725
Subject
  • Experimental Archaeology
  • Mediterranean
  • Roman
  • Metal Objects
  • Metallurgy / Mining
  • Western Europe and Britain
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Opening Matter
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • CHAPTER 1. The place of iron in the Roman world
  • CHAPTER 2. The technical aspects of iron making and a review of experimental iron making
  • CHAPTER 3. Bloom forging experiments
  • CHAPTER 4. Roman iron artifacts
  • CHAPTER 5. Evaluation of Microscopic Debris from Bloomsmithing and Blacksmithing Experiments
  • CONCLUSION
  • GLOSSARY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
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