The oldest glass factory in history

Glass artifacts in ancient civilizations astonished archaeologists in the modern era, as they appeared for the first time in the period between 1000 and 1500 BC, in Mesopotamia – Iraq – and the Pharaonic civilization – Egypt. Although; throughout this period the method of manufacturing glass remained unknown, until the discovery of ceramic fragments in the Qantara region east of the Nile. After analyzing them, scientists succeeded in reconstructing their parts and concluded that they were used as melting vessels, and these results made scientists believe that they had found the remains of the oldest glass factory in history.

The manufacture of raw glass is a secret process in Ancient Egypt. Its secrets are in the hands of the priests and those with influence possess them, until glass has become a precious currency that expresses control and power. Workers are only allowed to know simple details about the nature of the mixture they melt, and the priests do not lose their wide influence yet increases the class of rulers or pharaohs due to having a reputation for owning the glass processing industry.

The glass industry has developed with the progress of modern science and technology, and many factories and companies that manufacture glass have spread all over the world, including Bahwan Metal and Glass Engineering LLC.

Article Written by:
Ghadeer Al Amreya
Iman Al-Shukailiya
Marketing and Business Development Department