In the light of the failed "Time Team" excavation, two questions spring to
mind.
1) When we talk about Roman lead mining in the Mendips, what do we mean?
Were they only working deposits on the surface, or did they actually dig
down to any great depth?
2) "Time Team" assumed that wood was used for smelting, but, since the
Romans were working coal in north Somerset, is there any evidence that it
was used at Charterhouse?
Keith Ramsey
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