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Other authors / contributors: | Graff, Sarah R.
Rodríguez-Alegría, Enrique.
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ISBN: | 9781607321767 1607321769 9781457117497 1457117495 9781457117473 1457117479 9781607321750 1607321750
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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Summary: | Although the archaeology of food has long played an integral role in our understanding of past cultures, the archaeology of cooking is rarely integrated into models of the past. The cooks who spent countless hours cooking and processing food are overlooked and the forgotten players in the daily lives of our ancestors. The Menial Art of Cooking shows how cooking activities provide a window into other aspects of society and, as such, should be taken seriously as an aspect of social, cultural, political, and economic life. This book examines techniques and technologies of food preparation, the.
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Other form: | Print version: Menial art of cooking. Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2012 9781607321750
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