Archaeology of food : an encyclopedia / edited by Karen Bescherer Metheny and Mary C. Beaudry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beaudry, Mary C., editor.

Metheny, Karen Bescherer, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples--Food.

Prehistoric peoples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (635 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

What are the origins of agriculture? In what ways have technological advances related to food affected human development? How have food and foodways been used to create identity, communicate meaning, and organize society? In this highly readable, illustrated volume, archaeologists and other scholars from across the globe explore these questions and more.The Archaeology of Food offers more than 250 entries spanning geographic and temporal contexts and features recent discoveries alongside the results of decades of research. The contributors provide overviews of current knowledge and theoretical

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""THEMATIC CONTENTS""; ""FIGURES AND TABLES""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""INDEX""; ""ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-45310-9

0-7591-2366-7

OCLC:

914230759