The amount of people calling every old pot a 'ritual object' is driving me nuts

I was at a local archaeology talk last month and this guy kept pointing at a plain cooking pot and calling it ceremonial just because it had a little char mark. Not everything weird is a ritual thing, lol. I've worked on a dig near Santa Fe where we found 30 similar pots by a hearth - same marks, same shape - and they were just for cooking. It matters because it messes up how people think about daily life back then. Has anyone else noticed this trend in pop archaeology stuff?

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verafoster16d ago

Oh great, next they'll tell me my burnt toast is a sacred offering.

the_sam16d ago

Hold on there, burnt toast is actually a legit sign of good luck in some cultures! I'd say take it as a win instead of making fun of it.