yes, it's truly amazing the research into this stuff... wish I had a laboratory, so I could carbon date my pottery sherds.

here's an article about our local pottery from last week's Science News:

Origins of Maya pottery material remain mysterious

By Sid Perkins - Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Analyses give clues to composition of ash, seek to identify its source.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/gene...ain_mysterious

hope your hubby's feeling better today... grilled cheese sammies and cream of tomato soup is my miracle cure too, LOL !!