December
17
/ 2019
A disposable Minoan cup forged by the early Mediterranean civilization will be displayed in a “stunning showcase,” which evaporates the cultural myth that ‘single-use’ crockery is a modern creation. The clay artifact was created and used by ancient Minoan people who inhabited several Greek islands, including Crete between about 2700 to 1100 BC. According to a curator at the British Museum in London, where the cup is being exhibited as part of an exhibition entitled “Rubbish and Us”, they invented throwaway containers to drink wine from simply “because they did not want to do the washing-up.” Controversy Over the Ladies in Blue: Is Most Famous Fresco of the Minoans Just a Modern Interpretation? Origins of the Mysterious Minoans Unraveled by
