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The Historical Metallurgy Society, Research in Progress 2012, Tuesday 6th November, Research Beehive, Room 2.21, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU This meeting is aimed at a wide variety of contributors, from historical and archaeological metallurgists to excavators, historians and economists. If you are working, or have just finished working, on a project related to archaeological or historical metallurgy, we would like to hear from you. We are particularly interested in bringing together contract and public sector archaeologists with academic researchers, and in fostering links between the different disciplines studying metallurgy and related activities. Whether you are a student, a researcher, an interested non-specialist, or a professional excavator, we invite you to meet others working in this field and present your research to an interested community. The cost of this conference has been fully covered by Newcastle University and is free to all HMS members and non-members. Coffee and lunch will be provided free of charge. Registration is requested by Friday 2nd November 2012 as places are limited. Conference Program: Note: The program may be subject to minor alterations. 09:15-10:00 Registration 10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks First Session 10:05-10:25 Yvette Marks and Roger Doonan: Any way the wind blows: A re-assessment of the working parameters of the Bronze Age Aegean perforated furnace. 10:25-10:45 Rachel Crellin: Resisting Classification: a use-wear analysis study of Bronze Age axes from the Isle of Man. 10:45-11:05 Laura Perucchetti, Peter Bray and Mark Pollard: Transalpine Relationships at the Beginning of the Early Bronze Age. 11:05-11:40 Coffee Break Second Session 11:40-12:00 Siran Liu and Thilo Rehren: Gold and Silver Production in the Historical Periods of China. 12:00-12:20 Carlotta Gardner: Analysis of a post-medieval foundry at Gonji Ugao Tower, Dubrovnik. 12:20-12:40 Heather Hopkins: The unforeseen consequences of Roman metal choice: The far-reaching influence on dyeing in Pompeii and modern experimental archaeology. 12:40-13:00 Michael Smith: The role of copper and brass in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. 13:00-14:30 Lunch Third Session 14:30-14:50 Peter Claughton and Lorna Anguilano: Silver in Queensland: a preliminary study of ore processing techniques. 14:50-15:10 Daniel Sahlén: The evidence of production - non-ferrous casting activities in late prehistoric Scotland. 15:10-15:30 Tim Young: Wolf's spit: new evidence for an old term. 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break Fourth Session 16:00-16:20 David Cranstone: A new outline for the development of cementation steelmaking. 16:20-16:40 Andrea Dolfini: The Cutting Edge: An Innovative Online Resource for Artefact Researchers and Use-wear Analysis. 16:40-17:00 Closing Remarks and Awards Please download and return the registration form (Word Version<http://hist-met.org/hmsrip2012registration.doc> or PDF Version<http://hist-met.org/hmsrip2012registration.pdf>) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> no later than Friday 2nd November 2012. Alternatively, if you have difficulty returning the form to us via email then please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> using the following format: Subject: Registration Request Email Body Name: Organisation: Address for correspondence: Email address: Special Dietary Requirements: Note: We will try to match any dietary requirements you may have, however, we cannot guarantee that this will be possible. More information on the conference can be found at: http://hist-met.org/rip2012.html There is also a poster<http://hist-met.org/RIPPoster2012.pdf> available.