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





**************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & 
Finance.      (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)