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



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Titolo: Archaeology of food : an encyclopedia / / edited by Karen Bescherer Metheny and Mary C. Beaudry Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (635 p.)
Disciplina: 394.1/209
394.1209
Soggetto topico: Prehistoric peoples - Food
Food habits - History
Diet - History
Excavations (Archaeology)
Social archaeology
Persona (resp. second.): MethenyKaren Bescherer <1960->
BeaudryMary Carolyn <1950->
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Nota di contenuto: ""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""
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Archaeology of food  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7591-2366-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910806153503321
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