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Dear List, I am currently concluding a third test pit excavation in relation to silver/lead smelting in Combe Martin, North Devon during the 16th & a7th centuries. The contexts of the third stage test pit suggests that smelting may have been undertaken as early as the 12th/13th centuries. I would be interested to discuss and compare excavation notes with anyone who has undertaken the excavation of early water-powered smelt-mill debris for silver/lead. Kindest regards, Trevor.