A sample of bloom sponge iron from an ancient archaeological site, an artisanal method of iron smelting

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Keywords: archeology, blacksmith, blast, blob, bloom, brown, close, closeup, exhibit, find, flashy, forge, furnace, fused, handicraft, history, industry, iron, iron-making, lumpy, material, porous, primitive, production, rusty, sample, slag, smelting, sponge, technology, texture