An interesting study is being done by Dr. Mark Eccleston and his Australian team to see if women and children are making extra income for their families by making faience objects around the stove in the family courtyard. Dr. Eccleston is particularly interested in Tell el Amarna and excavated faience from the homes at that site.
Several tests are being done, including the use of a synchrotron beam to find out the composition of excavated material and to see if it can be shown how widely known the recipe for making faience was known and the possible distribution of the needed materials.
Dr. Eccleston and his team have proved that the average home bread oven can reach the desired temperatures needed.
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