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Metals and Slag Summary and Analysis

Metals Summary and Analysis

Locus

Metal Finds

1

1

2

4

3

0

4

0

5

0

Baulk Trim

0

Total

5

Slag Analysis

Locus

Number of Fragments

Weight of Fragments (g)

1

0

0

2

2

10

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

1

4

Baulk Trim

0

0

Total:

3 fragments

14 grams

Very little metal was recovered from T 60 in 2014 and most of the metal found were small fragments of slag. The remainder of the finds includes a mix of iron and bronze artifacts.

In Loci 1 and 3 , which were topsoil, all metal finds recovered are modern and likely a result from erosion; one metal tack was found in these loci, which was modern in appearance, having a round top and a short pointed tip, and was found just under the surface with a mix of ancient tile and pottery.

Locus 2 yielded the rest of the metal finds, all of which appear to be ancient; in total, 4 of the 5 metal finds, or 80.00% of all metals found in T 60, came from this locus. Within this locus the metal finds consisted of an iron bar, a bronze flake, and two iron droplets, none of which were catalogued.

No metals were found in loci 3 , 4 , and 5 or in the baulk trim, however one small slag fragment was recovered from locus 5 .

In addition, very little quantities of slag were recovered from T 60 in 2014; all slag was iron slag and most of the slag was concentrated within locus 2 , although one fragment was recovered from locus 5 .

No slag was recovered from topsoil, in loci 1 and 3 . In locus 2 , 2 fragments of iron slag were recovered, weighing a total of 10 grams and consisting of 66.67% of all slag found in T 60 and 71.42% of all slag by weight. The only other locus to yield any slag was locus 5 , with one fragment weighing a total of 4 grams and consisting of 33.33% of all slag found in T 60 and 28.57% of all slag by weight.

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Melissa L. Ludke info
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Iron age info
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Melissa L. Ludke. (2017) "MLL II (2014-08-03):177-178; Metals and Slag Summary and Analysis from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 60/2014, ID:677". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/acec6528-afcb-4150-be99-ea6923caed55> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tf03m1b

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