The archaeology of food : identity, politics, and ideology in the prehistoric and historic past /

The archaeology of food : identity, politics, and ideology in the prehistoric and historic past /

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Author / Creator:	Twiss, Katheryn C., author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	xiii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Food habits -- History. Food consumption -- History. Food -- Social aspects -- History. Social archaeology. Food consumption. Food habits. Food -- Social aspects. Social archaeology. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12031059

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ISBN:	9781108474290 1108474292 9781108464062 1108464068
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-238) and index.
Summary:	"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"--

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