The First Thousand Years of Glass-Making in the Ancient Near East
Author | : Wendy Reade |
Publisher | : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2021-04-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781789697049 |
ISBN-13 | : 1789697042 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book The First Thousand Years of Glass-Making in the Ancient Near East written by Wendy Reade and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores glass composition and production from the mid-second to mid-first millennia BC, the first thousand years of glass-making. Multi-element analyses of 132 glasses from Pella in Jordan, and Nuzi and Nimrud in Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia) produce new and important data that provide insights into the earliest glass production.