Researchers working in southwestern Nigeria have uncovered thousands of glass beads, fragments of crucibles, and other evidence of glass production at the site of Igbo Olokun in the ancient Yoruba ...

The continent was a key driver of industrial production, contradicting the idea that it was only a supplier of cheap labour ...

Much before the blow-pipe invention in the West, a technological leap in glass technology was achieved in the Indian subcontinent which transformed glass bead production, according to Alok Kumar ...

Glass Beads of Ghana. Where: Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark. When: Through June 15, 2009. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and ...

The handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads is a traditional practice connected with glass production in North Bohemia, where blown glass beads have been produced ...

A newly discovered treasure trove of more than 10,000 colorful glass beads, as well as evidence of glassmaking tools, suggests that an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria was one of the first places ...

Archaeologists excavating Frattesina found thousands of ancient glass artifacts near a Bronze Age furnace used for glassmaking, photos show. Photo from Paolo Bellintani Brushing away the dirt covering ...

PALANI: Archaeologists have reportedly unearthed a glass bead production unit belonging to the Sangam period, near Palani, recently. This site is believed to be the first glassware-making unit of ...