Neat.
1) Are my tax dollars paying for this thru some bogus grant?
2) WHY?
Unless these folks think this is of impotence to the general population, I really don’t see a need to be able to reproduce fired clay cups... Why?
So, in other words, you have no interest in the topic.
Only if you are Italian.
2) WHY?
Because it is interesting to learn how people lived.
Knowledge can be sought for it's own sake. In fact people used to consider it the highest form of study.
First line of the piece: According to a statement released by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice....
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That is in Italy, so I am guessing our tax dollars are not involved.
I’ll pay for this faster than I would extraneous research torturing lab animals. This is an ethical experiment, at least, and appropriate research for those in the field.
1. Not unless you live in Italy.
2. Because many of us are interested in how things were made when there were no machines for mass production. If you aren’t interested, why comment?