Connecting the Present to the Past How Collaborative Archaeology Can Inform Us about Ancient Foodways
In the study of ancient foodways, multiple lines of evidence help us interpret how and what people ate in the past. For paleoethnobotanists who study archaeological plant remains, the types of plants and tools people used to grow, gather, store, and cook foods can give us a practical sense of what p...
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Published in | Ancient Foodways p. 327 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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University Press of Florida
30.12.2022
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Edition | 1 |
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Summary: | In the study of ancient foodways, multiple lines of evidence help us interpret how and what people ate in the past. For paleoethnobotanists who study archaeological plant remains, the types of plants and tools people used to grow, gather, store, and cook foods can give us a practical sense of what past foodways looked like, as well as a realization of what such foods meant to the people eating them (see Briggs this volume). Is this a feast, famine food, or daily meal? Are these standard, familiar foods that bring with them the comforts of tradition as they have been |
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ISBN: | 0813069491 9780813069494 |