Discover Ancient Glass
An evolving research initiative exploring ancient glass, its composition and its distribution
About Aegean Glass
Aegean Glass is a developing research initiative started by Artemios Oikonomou, building on his research into Late Antique and early Byzantine glass.
The website aims to share research on ancient glass and explore what its composition and distribution can tell us about trade and connections across the Aegean and the wider Mediterranean. It will gradually bring together research, data and resources, initially focusing on Greece and the Aegean, with the possibility of expanding to other periods and regions in the future.
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About the researcher
Artemios Oikonomou is an archaeological scientist with a strong background in Physics and Materials Science. His research focuses on the application of state of the art scientific techniques to the study of ancient materials and especially glass and ceramics as a means for:
a. the identification of ancient technological aspects;
b. answering archaeological questions in relation to the reconstruction of ancient technologies;
c. changing technological practices through space and time;
d. the provenance of ancient materials;
e. the fusion of scientific results with aspects of the humanities.
As an archaeological scientist, he is involved in various interdisciplinary archaeological projects, both as primary researcher and research associate, in the broad field of Archaeological Science.
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