They are the purest glass ever found. Over a thousand tons of it are strewn across hundreds of kilometers of bleak desert. Some of the chunks weigh 5 kilograms, but most exist in in smaller, angular pieces. Prehistoric Man had discovered this Libyan Desert Glass and carved knives and other sharp-edged tools from it. © Lucio Andreetto - See the Egypt map with a complete picture set.

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