The only experimental smelting references I have are:
Tin
B. Earl, J. Hist. Metall. 19, 153-161, 1985
B. Earl, J. Hist. Metall. 20, 17-32, 1986
S. Timberlake, J. Hist. Metall. 28, 122-129, 1994
Copper/Bronze
J.F. Merkel, in B. Rothenber, ed., 'The Ancient Metallurgy of Copper
Smelting', Inst. Archaeolo Metallurgical Studies, University College,
London, 1990. (this has an in-depth mass balance, heat balance modern
archaeomet. approach and goes far beyond an attempt to recover metal from
the experiments.
RCP Doonan, J. Hist. Metall. 28, 85-98, 1994 (mainly roasting as I
remember). This author has done other work for which I do not have
references.
Lead
R. Hetherington in WA Oddy, ed., 'Aspects of Early Metallurgy', Brit.
Museum occasional paper, 17, 27-40, 1980
Although this did not reconstruct ancient or historical procedures in my
view.
R. Tylcote in 'Metallurgy in Archaeology' refers to an abortive experiment
at bale smelting where he lost 25 kg of galena in a trial bale smelt,
R. Smith, Historical Metallurgy, in press 2005 on slag forming experiments
relative to lead bales.
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