Analysis of the Nails from the Roman Legionary at Inchtuthil.

The article focuses on the study on the investigated nails from the Roman Legionary found at Inchtuthil site in Perthshire, Scotland. A preliminary radiographic analysis is subjected in order to point out the distribution of significant non-metallic inclusions within the metal bulk in the nails. It performs the accurate optical microscopy examination in order to study the different structural constituents of the microstructure. SEM-EDS analysis and SEM-EBSD examination were carried out.