User:Silvafrim/sandbox/Hammerscale (Archaeology)
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Hammerscale, written also as hammer scale, is a flaky or spheroidal byproduct of the iron forging process (for modern equivalent, see mill scale). Hammerscale is almost universally recovered during archaeological excavations in areas where iron ore was refined and also worked into objects. Hammerscale’s magnetic character also aids in its recovery and in mapping larger features by means of magnetic susceptibility surveys.[1] Hammerscale may aid in determining the function of each area of a feature.[2]
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