For those who want to get hold of the Historical Metallurgy Society Archaeological datasheets, they are available from the address below. They are free of charge to HMS members (but please send us an A4 stamped addressed envelope) and cost one pound for the set for non-HMS members.
Details of HMS membership are available on our website: http://www.hist-met.org/ - or from the address below
Datasheets available now:
No 1 Crucibles and moulds
No 2 Precious metal refining
No 3 Iron working processes
No 4 Geophysical techniques applied to early metalworking sites
No 5 Bloomery iron smelting slags and other residues
No 8 Currency Bars and other forms of trade iron
No 10 Hammerscale
No 11 Metallographic examination
No 12 Chemical analysis of metalwork and metalworking debris
No 14 X-radiography and archaeometallurgy
Datasheets in preparation:
No 6 Bloom refining and iron smithing, slags and other residues
No 7 Blooms, billets, forging blanks and waste
No 9 Sampling strategies for metalworking residues and post-excavation work
No 13 Metallurgical databases
Justine Bayley
English Heritage Centre for Archaeology
Fort Cumberland
Fort Cumberland Road
Eastney
Portsmouth PO4 9LD
UK
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