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Röda Jorden Iron Smelting Site

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Röda Jorden Iron Smelting Site

Röda Jorden Iron Smelting Site

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    August 31, 2025

    The Rödjorden area covers an area of 1.5 square kilometers. Through numerous surveys, archaeologists have discovered nearly 50 prehistoric iron smelting sites with blast furnaces using red clay as a raw material. The oldest dates back to 700 BC and the most recent to 125 AD. In the 1980s, the Riddarhyttan Photography Club, together with archaeologist Viking Vedberg, carried out a reconstruction of iron smelting near a prehistoric furnace site dating back to around 0 AD.

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      Location: Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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