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Definitely the first ever pizza pan

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On 31 Jul 2014, at 21:43, Julie A. Hruby wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> 
> Yes, many of them have pretty clear blackening, usually on the smoothed
> side (you can perhaps see a bit at the bottom of the near edge in the
> photo). Occasionally they have blackened marks on the side with
> indentations, but in that case, it can be inconsistent, with a round
> ³clear² area in the center, then a ring of blackened surface around it.
> Some experimental work I did with a student a few years ago suggests that
> the blackening is probably burnt oil, and sometimes it seeps through the
> clay. In combination with the gritty fabric, that seems to suggest that
> they were used for heating. The current scholarly consensus (such as there
> is) suggests that they were probably used for making breads of some sort.
> 
> Thanks,
> Julie
> 
> 
> -- 
> Julie Hruby
> Assistant Professor of Classics
> Dartmouth College
> HB 6086
> Hanover, NH 03755
> (603) 646-2910
> 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: <Burns>, Peter <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "Cooking technologies of ancient Mediterranean cultures."
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> Date: Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 3:20 PM
> To: "[log in to unmask]"
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> Subject: Re: [ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH] On griddles
> 
>> My question is...why the name "griddle" are we sure it's not a decorated
>> "tray".....is there indication of use with heat...
>> I'm curious...we have misnomered items in our collections.
>> Thanks
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
>> Peter Burns
>> Zooarchaeology Laboratory
>> Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
>> Harvard University
>> 11 Divinity Avenue
>> Cambridge,MA 02138 USA
>> Phone: 617-495-8317
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Cooking technologies of ancient Mediterranean cultures.
>> [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Julie Hruby
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>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 2:59 PM
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>> Subject: On griddles
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> Welcome to the Ancient Food Tech list. In the first day of publicity, we
>> had nearly 200 different people subscribe, which is fantastic! I really
>> look forward to all of us having the opportunity to learn more about
>> ancient foodways from each other.
>> 
>> So, let's start in:
>> There's a type of cooking pot that we know from many Mycenaean sites,
>> often called a "griddle." I've uploaded a (poor quality - my apologies)
>> photo of one that's on display in the Mycenae museum to Imgur, at
>> http://i.imgur.com/7NvTaex.jpg. Some are quite shallow, like the one in
>> the photo; others have much higher walls wrapping about 1/2 to 3/4 of the
>> way around the circumference.
>> 
>> My question is this: I've heard rumors of similar vessels occurring
>> elsewhere around the Mediterranean. Can anyone share bibliography related
>> to comparable vessels from outside of the modern country of Greece? Do we
>> have any sense of the range of contexts from which this type of pot (or
>> perhaps its relatives) might come?
>> 
>> Thanks much,
>> Julie
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Julie Hruby
>> Assistant Professor of Classics
>> Dartmouth College
>> HB 6086
>> Hanover, NH 03755
>> (603) 646-2910
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