On the topic of slags: I [geophysically] surveyed 4 sites, with various
combinations of slags and charcoal. I found one site had vitreous slag
and no charcoal, one had charcoal and no vitreous slag, one had charcoal
and two pieces of vitreous slag, and one had almost no slag and no
charcoal.
Answers on a postcard please...
Ken Hamilton
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 22:07:52 GMT Peter Claughton
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> And finally, on vitreous slag - given a good wind, a bole could no doubt
> produce such slags. A combination of charcoal dumps and vitreous slag would
> however suggest a slag furnace/ blackwork oven (the name is immaterial - as
> long as we are talking about the same process.)
>
> Peter
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