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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].<br>
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]<br>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]
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''A spoon with a shallow bowl and a handle.''<br>
''Note: Included in this type are archaeological finds of spoons where only the bowl and possibly part of the handle has survived''<br>
{{Evidence
|Art
** 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) [MacGREGORMACGREGOR, MAINMAN and & ROGERS 1999:Cat.7062].* England, [[S-S#Flixborough|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]
|Discussion
Spoons would have been the primary eating utensil after the knife [Morris 2000:p.2267]
== References ==
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