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Introduction
Finds of wooden spoons were non existent until the two decorated examples from the Clifford Street excavation in York were found in the 1950's. Now we have a number of examples including a large number from Novgorod, Russia. [MORRIS 2000]:p.2267. Some wooden spoons would have been home made but others show signs of possibly being made in specialist workshops [MORRIS 2000]:p.2268.
Spoons would have served a number of uses from day-to-day eating utensils to small Roman style toilet spoons used for removing ear wax or possibly measuring out cosmetics [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:p.2547]
Cattle or horse bones were mainly used to make bone spoons. [MacGREGOR 1985:p.181]. Viking used antler as well as bone and their spoons are characterised by large well-defined bowls and flat often decorated handles [MacGREGOR 1985:p.182]
Normal Spoons
A spoon with a shallow bowl and a handle.
Note: Included in this type are archaeological finds of spoons where only the bowl and possibly part of the handle has survived
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Archaeology
- England, York.
- Clifford Street. 2 wooden spoons with flat handles both of which had decorated handles [ROESDAHL 1981]:p.110 Cat.YDL11, YDL12. Note that the illustrations are numbered incorrectly
- Benden. 1 wooden spoon [MORRIS 2000]:p.2267 Cat.9234.
- Coppergate. wooden spoons [MORRIS 2000]:p.2267 Cat.9985, 8896, 8899, 8898. 1 bone spoon (bowl only) [MACGREGOR, MAINMAN & ROGERS 1999]:Cat.7062.
- England, Flixborough. 1 bone spoon with 'knop' terminal mid C8th to early C9th [FOREMAN 2009]:p.231.
- Denmark
- Hedeby, L-shaped wooden spoon [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980]:cat.56
- Skane
- Lund, Birch wood spoon [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980]:cat.57
- Norway
- Trondheim, [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980]:cat.58
- Sweden
- Birka, Antler [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980]:cat.59
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Double Spoons
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Archaeology
- England, York. Coppergate. 1 made from bone [MacGREGOR, MAINMAN and ROGERS 1999:p.1972 Cat.7063], 1 made from copper alloy [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:Cat. 10366].
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Small Toilet Spoons
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Archaeology
- England, York. 1 possible toilet spoon made from copper alloy [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:p.2547 Cat. 10365].
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Spoon with Spatula
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Archaeology
- England, Sevington Hoard. 1 find made from silver. [WILSON 1964]:cat.67
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Spatula with Fork
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Archaeology
- England, Sevington Hoard. Spatula with a 2 prong fork made from silver. [WILSON 1964]:cat.68
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