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| Conservation The finds have been stored in a desiccating environment. The have not been cleaned. Sorting Interpretation Finds 1 Finds 2 Finds 3 Finds 4 Finds 5 x-rays Iron the metal Methods
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Scale The writing is on paper ruled at 1 cm intervals. Sadly, this has not come out well in these photos. |
Photography The images are all taken with a handheld camera using the close-up setting and automatic settings. The colours in the photos are more vivid than they appear to the naked eye |
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Possibly a furnace bottom, (the accidental melting produced 'cast iron') |  |
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A selection of ferrous material from the same context. |  |
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Four 'axe head' shapes have been identified |  |
Sorting Interpretation Finds 1 Finds 2 Finds 3 Finds 4 Iron the metal Methods