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The history of glass Band 6.0
Glass was first produced in the Middle East about 4,000 years ago. For centuries it remained a luxury, because the materials were costly and the process slow. The invention of glass-blowing around the first century BC changed this, allowing craftsmen to make vessels far more quickly.
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Glass-blowing made it possible to produce vessels faster.
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