Archaeological Excavations of a Bead Workshop in the Main City at Tell el-Amarna (original) (raw)

A domestic complex in the Main City South at Tell el-Amarna was excavated in late 2014. The work focused on a building complex that was called M50.14–16 when it was initially excavated for the Egypt Exploration Society in 1922, where it was described as a workshop for the manufacture of glass and faience objects. The recent project was developed after an area of vitrified mud-brick debris, an indicator of high-temperature industries, was discovered on the surface. A domestic structure was excavated, along with a large workshop area processing glass, faience and agate, amongst other materials.