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Prehistoric Iron Smelting Demonstration

Experimental archaeologist Jake Keen demonstrates some of the concepts of iron smelting in a bloomery furnace using techniques believed to have been used during the British Iron Age. The demonstrat...  
 
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tonation87 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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because clay is a very heat resistant material. They actually put ceramic plates on the outside of the space shuttle to help against re entering the earth's atmosphere.
tamildeztiny (3 months ago) Show Hide
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why is that clay oven not melting??
OutdoorsBlackMan (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Maybe because the fire isn't hot enough to melt the clay?

That's my logic.
mikeminnesota (3 months ago) Show Hide
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good simple video how to make iron. I did like the Lofotr video because it showed how to make charcoal, but weak on what you showed in the video. combine the two and beginning to make a good video.
moonkeele (4 months ago) Show Hide
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I think the term Prehistoric is misleading because this technique was used pretty much unchanged until the invention of the blast furnace
vikingskipdotcom (7 months ago) Show Hide
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Excellent video! Thanks!
flouserve (1 year ago) Show Hide
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valiente demostracion,sobre arqueologia con un pirometro digital,seguro que el horno estará fabricado con tierra y agua?vamos que te vayas por ahi
DDungworth (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Jake

Brilliant video!! We need to talk about whether you could do a smelt for the 2010 HMS conference at West Dean (Experimental and Accidental Archaeometallurgy). Thanks. David
PS you might be interested in my welding videos.
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but I still dont get what the first substance looks like when it enters the furnace. And how do all the smelted iron blooms come together from smaller pieces?
mylkoa (2 years ago) Show Hide
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Thanks for the video. It would also be helpfull to see how early metal workers were able to find the raw ore, or after they smelted it, how they fashioned into useful objects.

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