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Well Before Plastic: the 3,500-Year-Old Waste Cups Reveal that a Culture of 'Single Use' Was Born Before the Modern Era

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The decomposing pairs may look like a modern symbol of consumption and practice, but their origin goes back to 3,500 years ago. Archaeological excavations on the Greek island of Crete revealed thousands of bar containers used only once, suggesting that mini-citizenization — one of the most advanced of the Bronze Age — has already adopted the concept of “single use”. The discoveries were disclosed by printing vehicles and one of these pairs is sh…
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The decomposing pairs may look like a modern symbol of consumption and practice, but their origin goes back to 3,500 years ago. Archaeological excavations on the Greek island of Crete revealed thousands of bar containers used only once, suggesting that mini-citizenization — one of the most advanced of the Bronze Age — has already adopted the concept of “single use”. The discoveries were disclosed by printing vehicles and one of these pairs is sh…

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Globo broke the news in Brazil on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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