Archaeologists have analyzed the chemical makeup of glass beads from across the Great Lakes region of North America, revealing the extent of Indigenous influence on transatlantic exchange networks ...

Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road trade route network. A group of ...

All the glass used in the beads found at Must Farm travelled considerable distances from their places of manufacture, which was probably what is now Iran The glass used to create beads discovered at a ...

A fast-paced look at glass bead making where molten glass and silver create a unique artistic piece in seconds. The process ...

Bronze Age bigwigs in what’s now Denmark wore brightly colored glass beads made in the workshops of Egyptian pharaohs and Mesopotamian rulers, a new investigation finds. Trade routes connected Egypt ...