Trace element geochemistry of ancient slags
Abstract
About one hundred samples from bloomery sites in Viby parish in Närke (Sweden), dated between 900 BC to 1000 AD, have been investigated using petrographic methods, microprobe analyses as well as chemical analyses for major, minor and trace elements. Samples from a 16th century smithy were included. The results are used to discriminate between bloomery and smithing slags according to the physico-chemical conditions reached. They also provide clues to whether or not a certain ore was used, and can be applied for estimating the amount of iron produced at the site.
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2021-12-23
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