I'm shocked and deeply saddened to forward news of the death of James  
H. Brothers IV.

Lyle Browning reported on the ArchMetals list that Jamie Brothers  
passed away early this morning after fighting a "short and vicious  
illness."  Jamie was an expert on the history of American metallurgy,  
and he had spoken widely in the United States and abroad on Industrial  
Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, and Archaeometallurgy.  He was  
noted for his expertise regarding the blast furnaces and iron   
processes of Colonial Virginia.  Jamie completed his BA from the  
University of Pennsylvania and his MA from William and Mary.   Outside  
of his accomplishments in archaeology, Jamie was a 22 year veteran of  
the United States Army and Army Reserve.  He is survived by his wife  
Joanne Hehre Brothers and their daughters Nancy, Meredith, Elizabeth,  
and son James.

Among the work by Jamie:

Megan Springate published Jamie's bibliography "Slag and Metallurgy  
for Historical Archaeologists" (2001)
http://www.digitalpresence.com/histarch/slag.html

James H. Brothers IV, Geoff W. Grime, and Charles P. Swann
2002  Albemarle Iron Works (1771–1772): Why did this operation fail?   
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam  
Interactions with Materials and Atoms 189(1-4):340-343.

Jamie H. Brothers IV
2002 Carried on at a Very Great Expense and Never Produced and Profit:  
The Albermarle Iron Works (1770-1772). Unpublished MA Thesis,  
Department of Anthropology, College of William and Mary.