tl;dr "disposable"* cups were a decadent display of wealth in the 15th century. archaeologist recently unearthed a cache of smashed cups. *by disposable, I mea

tl;dr "disposable"* cups were a decadent display of wealth in the 15th century. archaeologist recently unearthed a cache of smashed cups. *by disposable, I mean that wealthy hosts created a large number of earthenware cups which were designed to be used only once and then broken after the first drink.