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I'll forward this to colleagues in the Historic Metallurgy Society (HMS) Archaeology Committee and pass on any responses. Meanwhile: the HMS website hosts their Research Framework on Archaeometallurgy: http://hist-met.org/specpubs.html this is a very large document (32MB) but can also be downloaded as smaller files consisting of individual chapters. Although there are mentions of waste from different stages of industries such as the cutlery trade (where you would expect to find faunal and metalworking debris together), the references tend to relate to post-medieval industries. other sources of references are English Heritage guidelines on metallurgy, and on Science for historic industries (including tanning) http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/archaeometallurgy/ http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/science-for-historic-industries/ best wishes Sue Stallibrass English Heritage Science Adviser for North West England ________________________________ From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of SALIN Marilyne [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 26 March 2012 08:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ZOOARCH] Burnt horn cores Hello Zooarchers I’m working on an early iron age artisanal site in France where there are evidences of horn artisanal working. This craft seems to be grouped with metallurgists. These last ones could have employed horns as additive in the metal. My question is about the fragments of burnt horn cores discovered in the same pits. An actual horn craftsman said that horn cores produce a slow and continue heat during few weeks. So maybe the horn cores could have been used as “fuel” by metallurgists or other crafts. Have you got some references (archaeologic and/or ethnographic) about this use of horn cores ? Thank you very much Marilyne ________________________________ Marilyne Salin Chargée d'opération, Archéozoologue Archéologie Préventive 02 48 65 94 74 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ Bourges Plus 23-31 Boulevard Foch BP 500 18023 BOURGES CEDEX venir nous voir...>> <http://www.bourgesplus.com/accueil.php?ID=22> Ce message électronique et tous les fichiers attachés sont confidentiels et destinés exclusivement à l'usage de la personne à laquelle ils sont adressés. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, merci d'avertir ou de le retourner à son émetteur et de détruire ce message électronique et tous les fichiers attachés de votre système informatique.