Spoons

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 & 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}

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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• 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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• 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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• England, York. 1 possible toilet spoon made from copper alloy [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:p.2547 Cat. 10365].

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• England, Sevington Hoard. 1 find made from silver. ^{[WILSON 1964]:cat.67}

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• England, Sevington Hoard. Spatula with a 2 prong fork made from silver. ^{[WILSON 1964]:cat.68}

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