I thought your talk at the Symposium was really interesting. Is there anyway I can get any notes from you emailed?
It sort of sparked me to think about writing something about pottery, it's forms and usages. I have a feeling people think that's really easy, but it's not per the question that was brought up. Plates were used in some cultures, but it's the archelogiest that screw things up... not really the culture. It's fairly interesting actually if you look at the Museum of London how many "dishes" there are as aposed to bowls in their medieval and earlier sections. A dish, to us, is so vague. I think, really... can't you just take a leap and say it's a bowl or a plate if it's flatter? No, I guess they don't want to make a mistake.
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Date: 2012-02-14 07:49 pm (UTC)It sort of sparked me to think about writing something about pottery, it's forms and usages. I have a feeling people think that's really easy, but it's not per the question that was brought up. Plates were used in some cultures, but it's the archelogiest that screw things up... not really the culture. It's fairly interesting actually if you look at the Museum of London how many "dishes" there are as aposed to bowls in their medieval and earlier sections. A dish, to us, is so vague. I think, really... can't you just take a leap and say it's a bowl or a plate if it's flatter? No, I guess they don't want to make a mistake.