![]() ![]() The most popularly famous of specialised deposits are probably coin hoards. This is the reverse of many of the deposits we find in the archaeological record, where their fate – to remain in situ until they around found – is known, but their point, purpose and context is far less clear. Sadly, the fate of Pepys’ cheese remains unknown, though his diaries describing the incident remain. I might reconsider if my house was on fire. ![]() And yet, I’ve never felt the need to bury any – I don’t know about you. Parmesan cheese takes so long to mature that they’re held as collateral against loans to assist the cheese-makers’ cash flow. There are reportedly over 300,000 wheels of Parmesan cheese stored in bank vaults in Italy, which are worth over $200 million. Samuel Pepys, we know, buried his cheese and wine in the face of the Great Fire of London because it was valuable to him (a man whose priorities we can all appreciate), and because it was valuable objectively speaking, being worth a great deal of money.Įven today, cheese is pretty valuable. The scope of specialised deposits in the archaeological record is immense. ![]() What sort of thing did humans in the past bury – and why? From Blue Peter time capsules to Samuel Pepys burying his cheese during the Great Fire of London, humanity has a long history of burying or depositing material goods. ![]()
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