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Evidence for the Metallurgical Origins of Glass at Two Ancient Egyptian Glass Factories

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Mass, J.L., Wypyski, M.T. & Stone, R.E. Evidence for the Metallurgical Origins of Glass at Two Ancient Egyptian Glass Factories. MRS Bulletin 26, 38–43 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2001.17

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