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Could the Egyptians Make Glass? An Integrated Approach to Experimental Archaeology.

Paul Nicholson (School of history and Archaeology, Cardiff University)

The question of whether or not the Egyptians could make their own glass, rather than simply working glass from imported raw material, has been a vexed one.  This paper examines the debate over the evidence for glass working in Egypt and demonstrates how an experimental approach has been used to in combination with archaeological evidence in order to provide a possible answer to this question.  Emphasis is put on the strengths and limitations of the experimental approach.

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