Glass excavated

The appearance of the first appendices of chemical analysis and references to them in the text of a major excavation report represents the earliest significant collaboration between archaeologists and chemists. Examples include the analysis of four Assyrian bronzes and a sample of glass in Austen Henry... 

Janssen, K. H. A., De Raedt, I., Schalm, O., Veeckman, J. Microchim. Acta 15(suppl.), 1998, 253-267. Compositions of 15th—17th century archaeological glass vessels excavated in Antwerp. 

Indeed, one can unearth in excavations west of the Birkenau camp ashes and bone splinters (whether from humans or cattle remains open) to the depth of several decimeters, intensively mixed with all kinds of refuse (glass and porcelain shards, slag, bits of iron, etc.). Apparently this place served as a rubbish heap for the camp under German administration and/or after the war under Polish administration. 

Table IV. Analyses of Medieval Stained Glass Fragments, Excavated from Scottish Sites...

Fig. 3.1 Archaeological finds from the excavations of an historical site at Jamestown, Virginia. The items include from lower left a toothbrush, a pendant, a broach, a coin, a thimble, a whistle, a pipe, a glass stopper, and a potsherd (Photo by Kevin Fleming)...

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