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Roman Furnace Project 2005: Glass Waste

Introduction ('Home')    Thermal Imaging Photographs    Woodpile and Ash Pits

Covering the Pot Furnace    Photographs of Pots    Photographs of Glass Waste    Photographs of Glass Vessels

The waste glass has been recovered from ash which was removed as charcoal and ash from the furnaces on a daily basis.

It invariably has a matt surface and falls into several categories:

Large lump of glass waste, showing the top surface. Weight 1.5kg and length 17.5cm. Large lump of glass waste, showing the surface underneath. Weight 0.5kg and length 18cm. The largest lump of glass waste, weighing 8.55kg. Length 45.5cm.

"If you build it, they will come."

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