An article and pictures in today's Richmond Times Dispatch said the timbers were part of the base for a flume that sent water through the forge to power it. Since I know nothing much about ironworking, I have no idea what that means [other than what a flume is]. It said the newspaper also now has a "multi media presentation" about the discovery, whatever that entails [multi media?]. http:// www.timesdispatch.com Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Jan 19, 2007, at 11:42 PM, James Brothers wrote: > Ironmasters will meet this year in conjunction with the > > 37TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE > March 15th-18th, 2007 > > Cavalier Hotel > > Oceanfront at 42nd Street > > Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451 > > Reservations: 1-800-446-8199 > > or on-line: www.cavalierhotel.com > > Ironmasters is a group of archaeologists, historians, and just > people interested in the history of iron making. This years meeting > will feature a bloomery smelt at Colonial Williamsburg (Saturday) > and papers on early iron making. The following papers are already > scheduled. But there is room for a few more. If you are interested > please contact me. > > Lyle Browning (Browning and Assoc, Ltd.)- Latest information from > America's first ironworks, Falling Creek (1619-22). Just recently > massive timbers have appeared as a result of erosion of the bank. > These are 2-3' below Archibald Cary's Forge (1750-81). It is > unclear at this time whether these are part of the ironwork's warf, > dam, or actual structure. But excavation on the site should be > underway prior to the conference. > > Richard Veit (Monmouth Univ,) and Michael J. Gall (Richard Grubb > and Associates)- Two late 18th century bloomeries in New Jersey, > Leddell/Frost Forge in Bernardsville and the Mendham Forge in > Mendham, Morris County. Both date from the late 18th century. > > I will be giving a talk updating some of the information on the > colonial blast furnaces of Virginia. > > James Brothers, RPA > [log in to unmask] > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html