Peter
Perhaps to broaden the issue would be to consider water power throughout
metalworking, eg when etc was waterpower adopted to drive bellows in iron
smelting or smithing, tin smelting etc, A lot of suggestions seemed to be
around but littlle hard evidence is available. Perhaps on second thoughts
it would be a very contribution to a conference!!
Gerry^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Dr Gerry McDonnell
Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Sciences
Ancient Metallurgy Research Group
Department of Archaeological Sciences
Bradford University Bradford UK BD7 1DP
Tel: +44 1274 233535/31
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Web Pages
Department http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/archsci
Crift Farm Project (medieval tin smelting site):
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/archsci/field_proj/crift/crift.html
North Yorkshire Moors Ironworking Project:
(Being forged into shape)
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