Record ID: WAW-78D727
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Iron bloomery slag. The fragment measures 41.42mm long by 29.63m wide and 14.31mm thick. It weighs 10.4 grams. The fragment of slag feels light for its size, and bears a resemblement to vitrified clay. Air bubbles are present. The process of smelting iron ore to produce iron has not changed much from the Iron Age to the Medieval period, so this piece of bloomery slag could date from any time between the Iron Age (800 BC) to the Medieval Period (1500 AD).
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
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