Mineralogical Characterization of Slags from the Oiola Site (Biscay, Spain) to Assess the Development in Bloomery Iron Smelting Technology from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

Mineralogical Characterization of Slags from the Oiola Site (Biscay, Spain) to Assess the Development in Bloomery Iron Smelting Technology from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

The Oiola archeological site, located in the mining complex of La Arboleda (Biscay, North Spain) was an important iron smelting center from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages and even in more current times (19th–20th centuries). Tap-slags and some plano-convex slags were identified as smelting slag...

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Main Authors: Haizea Portillo-Blanco, Maria Cruz Zuluaga, Luis Angel Ortega, Ainhoa Alonso-Olazabal, Juan José Cepeda-Ocampo, Ana Martínez Salcedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
smelting slags
archaeological slags
furnace operating conditions
Roman Period
Middle Age
North Spain
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/4/321

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