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Located in Emin County, Xinjiang, the Yemule Site dates back to the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Yemule was an important city along the northern branch of the Silk Road during that period. In this study, we analyzed the compositions and manufacturing technologies of nine glass fragments from the Yemule Site. Laser ablation 一 inductively coupled plasma 一 atomic emission spectrometry ( LA - ICP 一 AES) was applied to determine the major and minor elements in the unweathered areas of the fragments. The results show that these glass fragments are transparent, undecorated and of low quality, indicating they belong to common daily vessels. Furthermore, the compositional results for the soda 一 lime silica system with a high content of potassium oxide ( K2O ) suggest a technical connection with plant ash glass or mixed 一 alkali glass from Central Asia. This study demonstrates that there were close material and cultural exchanges between the Yemule and Central Asian cities. Also, most of the glass vessels from that period found in Xinjiang are ordinary ones with simple decorations, similar to those from the Yemule Site. This indicates that the popularity of glass vessels was high and that civilians used glass vessels as common utensils at that time, which was different in functions and levels from other regions. These results, in addition to the results of previous excavations in Xinjiang, provide information on cultural exchanges of local governments in this region duri
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