Pat,
I missed the beginning of this thread. Has anyone suggested the 2007
article by John Light "A Dictionary of Blacksmithing Terms" published in
Historical Archaeology, 41 (2): 84-157? It may be a little off target, but
provides what may be useful information.
Allen
> [Original Message]
> From: Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 3/8/2008 12:10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Blacksmith Shop Sites
>
> Pat,
>
> While I cannot provide you with sources, I am reminded that the process
of
> blacksmithing left a lot of predictable debris in the soil. I seem to
recall
> Lester Ross explaining that droplets of melted metal, shavings, and cut
scrap
> can identify foundry, work bench, and heavy work areas within the space
of a
> blacksmith shop. Those are things to remember in planning your
investigation.
>
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2008 3:09:07 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Can anyone recommend published and non-published reports on blacksmith
shop
> sites prior to 1850? Reports concerning archaeological sites and
excavation,
> tools and equipment, and blacksmithing theory in general. I am
particularly
> interested in fur trade blacksmith sites.
>
>
>
> I have John D. Light and Henry Unglik's A Frontier Fur Trade Blacksmith
Shop
> 1796-1812, Studies in Archaeology, Architecture and History, revised
> edition, National Historic Parks and Sites, Ottawa, Canada, 1987.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Pat Tucker
>
> French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
>
> Detroit
>
>
>
>
>
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