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Spoons have been used as eating utensils since paleolithic times. It is most likely that prehistoric peoples used shells or chips of wood as spoons. In fact,both the Greek and Latin words for spoon are derived from "cochlea", meaning a spiral- shaped snail shell. This suggests that 5 shells were commonly used as spoonsin southern Europa. Additionally, the Anglo-Saxon word "spon", meaning a chip or splinter of wood, points toward widespread use of this material for northernEuropean spoons. In addition to shell and wood, spoons have also been made from metals (such as gold, silver, and pewter), ivory, bone, horn, 1o pottery porcelain,and crystal.

in the 1st century A.D. , the romans designed two types of spoons, that ultimately had far-reaching influence. The first , a ligula, a was usedfor soups and soft foods. It had a pointed oval bowl and a handle ending in a decorative design. The second style of spoon was called a 15 cochleare, and itwas a small spoon with a round bowl and pointed, slender handle for eating shellfish and eggs. The earliest English spoons were likely modeled after these twotypes of spoons due to the roman occupation of Britain from A.D 43 to 410.
20 during the middle ages, spoons, generally made of wood or horn were supplied bydinner hosts. Royalty often had spoons made of gold, and other wealthy families generally had silver spoon. However, beginning around the 14th century, spoons made oftinned iron, brass, pewter, and other metals, became common. The use of pewter, 25 especially, made spoons more affordable for the general populace