Thanet, Tanit & the Phoenicians: Names, Archaeology & Pre-Roman Trading Settlements in Kent? http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/04/thanet-tanit-and-the-phoenicians.html …pic.twitter.com/Npezp0bx9f
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Another lovely, & v large, Anglo-Saxon bead---suggested poss "magical", found in grave in Oxon http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/m/magical_glass_bead.aspx …pic.twitter.com/a8yzuJAZh1
@caitlinrgreen that is beautiful
@JaneGrover1 It really is quite exceptional! :)
@caitlinrgreen Now how do you suppose they made these? I wonder if the colors go all the way through or were applied to the surface.
@GeorgeRick1 some details here :) http://www.regia.org/research/life/glass.htm …
@caitlinrgreen Thank you so much, Caitlin! I hadn't realized how sophisticated glass making was then. It's a real eye opener.
@GeorgeRick1 it's quite fascinating, really! Similarly with the jewellery making, some v advanced techniques iirc!
@caitlinrgreen Stunning, wonder if these were locally produced or imported?
@turnertech_carl locally produced but recycling near-eastern glass, at least in East Anglia, see for example http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/47677
@caitlinrgreen I did an article on camels in antiquity - bones dating to the Roman period were found in the UK and northern Europe
@ancientblogger sound fun---link?! :)
@caitlinrgreen And notice on the center bead that the maker always put the yellow between rows of black, probably for better contrast.
@caitlinrgreen really interesting thanks! Have linked it on my blog and given your twitter handle.
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