Archaeologists Discover 500 Artifacts from 18th-Century British Coffeehouse
Among the finds were cups, saucers, sugar bowls, coffee tins and an impressive collection of teapots
By Brigit Katz
smithsonian.com
December 22, 2017 12:32PM
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Archaeologists at the University of Cambridge have published details of a fascinating excavation that turned up some 500 artifacts from an 18th-century British coffee joint. As David Behrens of the Yorkshire Post reports, Clapham’s coffeehouse was located on a site now owned by St. John’s College in Cambridge, and its cellar was packed with the remains of cups, saucers, teapots and other vessels that helped serve up tasty treats to patrons. Researchers have compared the establishment to Starbucks—you know, if Starbucks also served eel and calf’s foot jelly.
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