A British Archaeo-metallurgical Bibliography

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Archibald, M., Lanf, J.R.S., Milne, G., 1995. 'Four early medieval coin dies from the London waterfront.', Numismatic Chronicle 165-200

Awty B., 1996. 'Early cast irons and the impact of fuel availability on their production', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc. 30 17-22
 

Barclay, A., Fell, V. and Wallis, J., 1995. 'An iron socketted axehead from the River Thames, Buscot, Oxfordshire', Oxoniensia60 417-419

Blaylock S.R. 1996: 'Bell and cauldron Founding in Exeter', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc. 30 72-82

Burnham B.C. 1997. 'Roman mining at Dolaucothi: The implications of the 1991-3 excavation near the Carreg Pumsaint', Britannia28 325-336
 

Chatwin A. 1997. 'Some Gloucestershire ironmasters', J. Historical Metallurgy Society 31 17-24

Craddock,P.T., 1995. 'Report on the metalworking debris from room 1', in "Excavations at the Romano-British bath-house, Poverest Road, Orpington, 1993' by Tyler,D., & Tyler,A., Archives 17(2) 36

Craddock, P.T., 1994. 'Recent progress in the study of early mining and metallurgy in the British Isles'. Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society 28 (2) 69-83

Crossley, D., 1996. 'The blast furnace at Rockley, South Yorkshire', Archaeological Journal 152 291-380
 

Day J. 1995. 'Trade, and innovation in non-ferrous metals at Bristol', in Hook & Gaimster (eds) 1995 205-220

Dungworth D.B. 1996. 'The production of copper alloys in Iron Age Britain', Proceedings of Prehistoric Society62 399-421
 
 

Egan G. 1996. 'Some archaeological evidence for metalworking in London c. 1050 AD - c. 1700 AD.', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc. 30 83-94

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Fell V 1997. 'Iron Age files from England', Oxford Journal of Archaeology 16 79-97

Fell, V. and Salter C.J. 1998. 'Metallographic examination of seven Iron Age ferrous axeheads from  England', J.Historical Metallurgy Soc 32(1) 1-6

Fitzpatrick A.P. 1996: 'Night and day: the symbolism of astral signs on Later Iron Age Anthromorphic short swords', Proceedings Prehistoric Society 62 373-398
 
 

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Halkon P. 1997. 'Fieldwork on early iron working sites in East Yorkshire', J. Historical Metallurgy Society31 12-16

Hall, A.J.  and Photos-Jones, E. 1999, 'The bloomery mounds of the Scottish Highlands. Part 2: A review of iron Mineralization', J. Historical Metallurgy Society32(2) 54-66

Hook,D.R.; Tite,M. S. (1995) 'Report on three samples taken from a mortar for grinding gold and mercury found in Saxon Southampton'. In Hinton, D.A. 1995, "Southampton Finds Volume Two, the Gold, Silver and Other Non-Ferrous Alloy Objects from Hamwic, and the Non-Ferrous Metalworking Evidence" Southampton Archaeological Research Committee, Southampton 80-81

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Jackson,R.P.J.; Craddock,P.T., 1995. 'The Ribchester Hoard: A descriptive and technical study', in Raftery,B.; Megaw,V. & Rigby,V. (eds) "Sites and Sights of the Iron Age". Oxbow Monograph 56, Oxbow Books, Oxford 75-102 (1995)

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Keene D. 1996. 'Metalworking in medieval London: an historical survey', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc. 30 95-102

King P.W. 1996. 'Early Statistics for the iron industry: a vindication', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc.30 23-46

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La Niece,S.; Stapleton, C., 1993.  'Niello and enamel on Irish metalwork', Antiquaries Journal 73 148-151

Lang,J. 1995. 'A Metallographic Examination of Eight Roman Daggers from Britain', in Raftery B.; Megaw,V. & Rigb,Y,V. "Sites and Sights of the Iron Age", Oxbow Monograph 56 edited by Oxbow Books, Oxford 119-132
 

MacCormick A. 1996. 'Metalworking in medieval Nottingham 1100-1641', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc. 30 103-110
 

Needham,S.P.; Meeks,N.D., 1995. 'A Bronze Age goldworking anvil from Lichfield, Staffordshire', Antiquaries Journal 126-132

Needham,S.P.; Richardson,C.; Hook,D.R., (1994). 'A Bronze Age gold neckring from Greysouthen, Cumbria', Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 94 13-19

Newman, P., 1995. 'Week Ford tin mill, Dartmoor', Devon Arch Soc 51 185-197

Northover: J.P 1995. 'Analyses of early medieval metalwork from Cadbury Castle', in L. Alcock, Cadbury Castle: the early medieval archaeology, (Cardiff: University of Wales Press), 73-74

Northover: J.P 1995. 'Late Bronze Age drawplates in the Isleham hoard', in B. Sshmid-Sikimi and P. della Casa, eds., Trans Europam: Beiträge zur Bronze- und Eisenzeit zwischen Atlantik und Altai - Festschrift für Margarita Primas, (Bonn: Dr Rudolf Habelt), 15-22

Northover J.P. 1996. 'Analysis of bronze bracelet', in A. Barclay, H. Glass and C. Parry: 'Excavations of Neolithic and Bronze Age ring-ditches, Shorncote Quarry, Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire', Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, 113 (1995), 45-46, Fig. 14

Northover, J.P. (1994). 'The Crucible' in Hughes, G. "Old Oswestry Hillfort excavations by W. J. Varley 1939-1940" Archaeologia Cambrensis 143 75-79

Northover J.P. 1997. 'Metalwork' in Fitzpatrick, A.P. "Archaeological excavations on the route of the A27 Westhampnett Bypass, West Sussex, 1992, Wessex Archaeology Report 12 82-92, 105-109.

Northover J.P. 1997. 'Analysis of medieval gold and bronze from Wales', appendix to M. Redknap," Some medieval brooches, pendants and moulds from Wales", Archaeologia Cambrensis, 143, (1994), 128-131

Northover J.P., Green E.B. and Stone E.C. 1996. 'Le trésor de Snettisham', in J.-P. Mohen ed., La vie préhistorique, (Dijon: Editions Faton/La Société Préhistorique Française), 472-476
 

O'Brien, W., 1996. 'Bronze Age Copper mining in Britain and Ireland', Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough. ISBN 0 7478 0321 8

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Photos-Jones,E., Atkinson, J.A., Hall, A.J. and Banks, I. 1998. 'The bloomery mounds of the Scottish Highlands. Part 1: The Archaeological background', J. Historical Metallurgy Soc 32(1) 15-32

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Robbins K & Bayley J. 1997. 'Metallurgical analysis of the coin pellet moulds and crucible fragments', in Elsdon,S.M. 1997. Old Sleaford revealed; a Lincolnshire settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval times: excavations 1882-1995. Oxbow Monograph 78. 68-72.

Brenda Rohl and Stuart Needham 1998. 'The circulation of metal in the British Bronze: The Application of lead isotope analysis', British Museum Occassional Paper No. 102. ISBN 0 86159 102 X

Rohl, B.M. & Northover, J.P., (1994). 'The metalwork from Flag Fen', Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society 28(2) 103-111
 
 

Smith, K.E.S. 1996. 'Iron-working in North-West Wales in the Late 14th Century', The Archaeological Journal 152
 

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Taylor G. 1996. Medieval bronzefounding at Deansway, Worcester. J. Historical Metallurgy Soc. 30 111-115

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Vernon, R.W.,  McDonnell, G., and Schmidt, A. 1999. 'An integrated geophysical and analytical appraisal of early iron-workng three case studies', J. Historical Metallurgy Society 32(2) 67-81
 

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Williams A., 1999. 'Experiments with 'medieval steel' plates', J. Historical Metallurgy Society 32(2)  82-86

Williams A. & de Reuck A., 1995. The Royal Armoury at Greenwich 1515-1649: A history of its technology. Royal Armouries Monograph 4. ISBN 0 948092 22 X

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