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In this preliminary paper in Turkish metal finds from Hadrianoupolis, a site in southwestern Paphlagonia, modern Eskipazar in the Province Karabük (north-central Turkey) are presented. Most of the materials are bronze and from the Early Byzantine period (6th-7th cent. A.D.). Iron nails with different shapes and sizes have been excavated from Hadrianoupolis in southwestern Paphlagonia located 3 km west of the modern town of Eskipazar, near Karabük. This study examined the possible microstructural formations of iron based nails produced during Roman Period. Some chemical compositions of eight such nails reflecting different microstructures are measured. It was determined that they were made of low carbon iron generally containing a number of non-metallic inclusions, with hints of surface carburization and widmanstatten structures. These results reveal that the nails are produced by an iron technology based primarily on the bloomery technique completed by smith process based on hammering. Various microstructures are observed according to the production processes of the nail.
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