July
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/ 2015
A group of researchers have discovered that the chemical composition of a fragment of glass found 50 years ago at a shrine in Kyoto, Japan closely resembles that of glass found in the ruins of a royal Persian palace at Ctesiphon, in central Iraq, and belonging to the Sasanian Dynasty (226-651). The find helps researchers shed light on ancient trade, and the origins of the shard. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"12267","attributes":{"alt":"The enigmatic glass shard found in an ancient shrine in Japan matches glass found in a Persian Royal Palace. ","class":"media-image","height":"600","style":"width: 610px; height: 600px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] The enigmatic glass shard found in an ancient shrine in Japan matches glass found in a Persian Royal Palace. Credit: Yoshinari Abe, Tokyo University of Science The team of researchers includes
