These references may be helpful
Aaron, J. R. (1980). The Production of Wood Charcoal in Great Britian.
London, Forestry Commission.
Crew, P. (1991). "The Experimental Production of Prehistoric Bar Iron."
Historical Metallurgy 25(1): 21-36.
Engel, T. (1993). "Charcoal remians form an Iron Age copper smelting slag
heap at Feinan, Wasi Arabah (Jordan)." Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
2: 205-211.
Fulford, M. G. and J. R. L. Allen (1992). "Iron-making at the Chesters
Villa, Woolaston, Gloucerstershire: Survey and Excavation 1987-91."
Britannia 23: 159-215.
Horne, L. (1982). "Fuel for the Metal Worker." Expedition 25(Fall): 6-13.
Lindsay, J. M. (1975). "Charcoal iron smelting and it's fuel supply; the
example of Lorn Furnace, Argyllshire, 1753-1876." Journal of Historical
Geography 1(3): 283-298.
Rehder, J. E. (1994). "Blowpipes Versus Bellows in Ancient Metallurgy."
Journal of Field Archaeology 21(3): 345-350.
Science, T. W. (1982). Charcoal. Bangor, Third World Science Project.
Good luck
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