How long have we been using cutlery?

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The folks over at The Irish Times have a great article about the history and age of cutlery. How long have been using a fork, knife and spoon?

Excerpt:

“Spoons are among the oldest eating tools; it’s not hard to imagine early humans making the leap from natural spoons such as seashells or stones to fashioning spoons out of wood, animal horns and eventually metal, adding handles somewhere along the way.”

Checkout the entire article at The Irish Times

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