[SOUNDS OF BRUTAL PEER REVIEW]

so my research assistant internship thing is pretty much as boring as you might assume documenting shards of glass is, but it is kind of cool to hold something in your hands and see a little design and go realize that over a thousand years ago someone made that with their hands.

♥ 67 — 2 years ago on 06 Feb 2021

#m #text #idk if i posted about it here before #its a course where me and 9 other students #are helping a professor document and catalogue a bunch of glass from early byzantine era carthage #its stressful because i dont want to break glass! #window glass is fine because that shit's thick #but i got a really thin piece from a glass and i was like #oh no! #its cool though i learned a lot about ancient roman glassmaking #strangely captivating to watch recreations of!