Archaeology of Food
An edition of Archaeology of Food (2019)
Identity, Politics, and Ideology in the Prehistoric and Historic Past
By Katheryn C. Twiss
Publish Date
2019
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
248
Description:
"The Archaeology of Food explains how archaeologists reconstruct what people ate, and how such reconstructions reveal ancient political struggles, religious practices, ethnic identities, gender norms, and more. Balancing deep research with accessible writing, Katheryn Twiss familiarizes readers with archaeological data, methods, and intellectual approaches as they explore topics ranging from urban commerce to military provisioning to ritual feasting. Along the way, Twiss examines a range of primary evidence, including Roman bars, Aztec statues, Philistine pig remains, Nubian cooking pots, Mississippian squash seeds, and the bones of a medieval king"--