Abstract
The synthetic study of ancient glasses from the prehistoric to the historic period in Korea according to type and distribution has cast light on their cultural context. According to scientific analyses by lee, Brill and Fenn, it becomes evident that at least four distinctly different families of glass compositions exist: (a) lead-barium-silica glass, (b) potash-silica glass, (c) soda-lime-silica glass, and (d) lead-silica glass. This chapter emphasizes the importance of ancient glass with three main observations. Firstly, glass is a completely artificial material; secondly it is virtually indestructible over the long term; and thirdly, among many archaeological materials, glass has many hidden advantages which can be verified scientifically, making it the most important evidence and the clearest item with which to investigate society, economy, technology and trade in the ancient world. More attention should be paid to glass objects in East Asian archaeology. Keywords: ancient glass; archaeological materials; Korea; scientific analyses
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