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----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Pearce" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 19 November 2003 21:26
Subject: Re: First in 2000 years!
> Peter
>
> >A quick glance at a list of lead pigs from the Roman occupation period
> >suggests the majority found were around 80kg.
> >
> I did a quick conversion and yes that is about the size of the
> Shropshire pigs.
>
> >Which does indicate that they were not moved by packhorse.
> >
> Suggests that carts were used. Could that be another reason for the
> Romans building such good roads in remote areas?
>
> >Later practice probably involved lighter pigs - however some 'Roman' pigs
were around 40-50kg,
> >
> I wonder if anyone has done any research on pig size? Was it in fact a
> common sense dictat that the more remote and difficult to use cart
> transport, the lighter the pig?
>
> >As to the smelting technology used - I doubt anyone can give you a
> >definitive answer. A few hearths have been investigated which appear to
> >suggest a small blast(?) furnace but recently a wind blown (bole) hearth
> >apparently of Roman occupation date was excavated in mid Wales.
> >
> Yes I was considering if they used boles. A reference in Hooson's
> Mining Dictionary of the 18th century mentions there being a great
> number of boles on the Stiperstones Hills which are above the Roman lead
> mining area. I think I need to get out and start searching for remains.
>
> By the way, the free web hosting site I used has a limit on daily access
> so if you cannot get in try the following day. I would put the pics on
> my own website except that they are memory hungry (a total of 14mB). If
> someone has access to a website without an access limit and the ability
> to upload via FTP then I will gladly move the files to there.
>
> Adrian
> --
>
> Visit the following sites for references to all kinds of mining subjects
>
> British Mining Database <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bmd/bmd.htm>
>
> Shropshire Mines Trust <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/smt/smt.htm>
>
> Snailbeach Mine <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sbeach/sbeach.htm>
>
> Tankerville Mine <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tank/tank.htm>
>
> Friends of Bersham Colliery
<http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bct/bct.htm>
>
> Caves & Mines of Cyprus <http://a4.012webpages.com/cyprus/cyprus.htm>
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