THE IRON TOOLS AND HOUSEHOLD IMPLEMENTS THAT SIMPLIFIED LIFE:MORE THAN 2,00
0 YEARS AGO IN PALENCIA, SPAIN, ARE STILL USEFUL, OFFERING TECHNOLOGICAL AN
D CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROMAN SOCIETY THAT ONCE FLOURISHED THERE; THE A
RTIFACTS-FOUND AT THE LA OLMEDA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PROVIDE INFORMATION ABO
UT THE FABRICATION PROCEDURE OF THE PIECES SPECIFICALLY, AND ANCIENT METALL
URGY GENERALLY. MOREOVER CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES OFFER INFORMATION ON THE
DEGRADATION SUFFERED BY THE IRON PIECES.