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Archaeology of Food

Archaeology of Food

Identity, Politics, and Ideology in the Prehistoric and Historic Past

By Katheryn C. Twiss

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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"--