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Visiting the amazing new Ness of Brodgar site on Orkney, Scotland this summer, I was unexpectedly (for a neolithic site) asked for some archaeometallurgical advice. A single lump of material appeared, due to its shape to be a smithing hearth bottom. My first assumption was that it was intrusive, but the archaeologist was sure the context was undisturbed. After a wash it turned out to be a bog iron concretion, a material not known in the region and therefore brought to the site deliberately. One remarkable feature of the site are the surviving painted walls and stones. I do wonder whether the bog ore might have been destined for use as a pigment. Cheers, Dave David Starley PhD AIFA 75 Albert Rd. Saltaire, Shipley, W.Yorks UK BD18 4NS T: 01274 586 272 [log in to unmask] Art website www.saa.co.uk/art/davidstarley www.facebook.com/Starley.Art (archaeometallurgy) www.davidstarley.com New studio/Gallery Website: www.davidstarleyartist.com ________________________________ From: Marcel Buric <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 15:28 Subject: Bog Iron in Prehistory Dear Colleagues, I’m looking for some reference on apperance of the bog iron in Prehistoric context, Late Neolithic period especially. If someone can suggest/send some articles or persons to contact, I would be grateful. Sincerely, marcel Dr. Marcel Buric, Lecturer in Prehistoric Archaeology University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciencies Ivana Lucica 3, Zagreb HR - 10000 Croatia