Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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A tiny chariot fitting reveals Egyptian glass reached Iron Age Britain

At the end of last year, curators from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford came to Diamond to learn more about a 2,000-year-old prehistoric artifact. Using the microfocus beamline at I18, researchers unlocked new insights into Iron Age craft techniques and were able to redetermine the item's date.

A tiny chariot fitting reveals Egyptian glass reached Iron Age Britain
Image: Phys.org
At the end of last year, curators from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford came to Diamond to learn more about a 2,000-year-old prehistoric artifact. Using the microfocus beamline at I18, researchers unlocked new insights into Iron Age craft techniques and were able to redetermine the item's date.

Originally published at Phys.org

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