Experimentando con armas ibéricas de hierro. La producción del metal en hornos de "tiro natural"

Abstract

We present the results of two experimental attempts to obtain iron in natural draft furnaces by bloomery process, extrapolating its possibilities for the Iberian cultures. We describe the physical processes involved in the process and we propose a model of metallurgical and mining exploitation based on the concentration of the means of production in areas closed to raw materials (ore and wood).