1. Large slag nodule, Ngre Kataa, Mound 8, 2008

Description:

Iron slag is formed as a byproduct of iron smelting. Here a large slag nodule has broken in half, revealing its interior texture. At the archaeological site of Ngre Kataa, large chunks of 'bubbly' slag like this were occasionally found in household and other contexts, away from areas otherwise associated with metal-working activities. Potters at the time of the site's occupation had begun to use crushed iron slag as a tempering agent in their potting clays, which may explain why large nodules were being carried and cached in areas away from metal-working locations. Ngre Kataa, June, 2008.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 8, Unit 8N 127E, Level 3

Date:

2008-06-23

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Slag

Subjects Facet:

Archaeology; Metalworking; Metallurgy; Pottery making; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

NK08-027

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2008-06-23

Date searchable:

2008

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

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Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111