Archaeology of Chopsticks - Teabreak 59

It’s finally time for the final installment of Jessica and Matilda’s deep dive into the archaeology of cutlery! This episode, they discuss chopsticks. But what exactly is a chopstick? How does politics affect what we know about their history? And what do they have to do with baseball bats? Listen in to find out!

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For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/59

Links

• Chopsticks a cultural and culinary history by Q. Edward Wang
• A baseball bat dies, and chopsticks are born. Jeré Longman, 2018 New York Times.
• Longqiuzhuang (6600–5500 BCE)
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