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Description: | One very large piece of probable lead smelting slag. David Dungworth, English Heritage (pers. comm.) suggests that this identification is probably correct, but is difficult to confirm without metallurgical analysis. Found close to several pieces of copper alloy metal working debris, although it is unlikely that they are connected in some way. Although lead was mined in the Mendip area of Somerset during the Roman period, unrefined lead ore of this date is unlikely to have travelled far from its production area and so an early date can probably be ruled out. This fragment is therefore most likely to be of Medieval, Post-Medieval or Modern date when lead mining began to take place in areas of North Devon. There is no archaeological evidence to suggest that the slag was produced in the area in which it was found (which is some distance from the North Devon Coast where the majority of mining took place) and there are many reasons why it may have reached this spot.Length: 175mm, Width: 143mm, Thickness: 27mm, Weight: 825g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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