Saturday, October 03, 2009

They Eat It

Maybe he was pulling me my leg, but here is what an archaeologist told me about ancient pottery, and how archeologists study it. First they do the obvious things: they weigh it, they examine the color and the texture. Maybe they run a chemical sample. But then (he said) they taste it.

Taste it? Sure. Nothing that is going to hurt you too bad. You can learn a lot by tasting it.

This must be the restaurant for them:

Source Note: I found this in the basement of the Holiday Inn in downtown Nikosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus. Restaurant seems to be out of business, though. Maybe not enough archaeologists around here.

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