# A medieval and later glassworks

> Still possible: The only well-attested genuine activity in the Champ des Morts is medieval and later glassmaking, with kilns, crucibles and glass waste.

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Answer · Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field

# A medieval and later glassworks

The only well-attested genuine activity in the Champ des Morts is medieval and later glassmaking, with kilns, crucibles and glass waste.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Geophysical survey of the field will locate kiln structures and waste dumps of medieval or post-medieval date.
- Glass from the site will match the composition of other forest glassworks in the Bourbonnais hills.

## What would rule it out

- The glass and crucible debris prove to be imported fill or modern dumping rather than in-situ working waste.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Every 1983 state trench inside the site produced vitrified material, crucible fragments and glass, and the two…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/glozel/evidence/EVD0DEE9FZMQWGJ/every-1983-state-trench-inside-the-site-produced-vitrified)

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## The questions it answers

[What genuine activity does the Champ des Morts record, and when?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTRA98STQ/what-genuine-activity-does-the-champ-des-morts-record-and)

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