MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01634cam a22002178i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781108474290 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781108464062 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
394.1/209 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Twiss, Katheryn C., |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The archaeology of food : |
| Remainder of title |
identity, politics, and ideology in the prehistoric and historic past / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Katheryn C. Twiss. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
United Kingdom : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Cambridge University Press , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2019 . |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
247p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
What is food, and why do archaeologists study it? -- How do archaeologists study food? data sets and methods -- Food and economics -- Food and inequality -- Food and politics -- Identity: food, affiliation, and distinction -- Food, ritual, and religion -- Archaeology, food, and the future. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"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"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Food habits |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Food consumption |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Food |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Social archaeology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Book |
