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In Amarna, Egypt, archaeologist Anna Hodgkinson unearthed bits of glass near lower-status dwellings, which she believes may refute the long-held notion that the material was enjoyed exclusively by Ancient Egyptian royalty. ______ archaeologist Thilo Rehren states flatly that glass doesn’t appear to have been “a closely controlled royal commodity,” concurring, based on his own research, that the material was more common than once surmised.