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020			_a9781108474290 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_a9781108464062 (pbk. : alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a394.1/209
100	1		_aTwiss, Katheryn C.,
245	1	4	_aThe archaeology of food : _bidentity, politics, and ideology in the prehistoric and historic past / _cKatheryn C. Twiss.
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press , _c2019 .
300			_a247p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhat 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			_a"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	_aFood habits
650		0	_aFood consumption
650		0	_aFood
650		0	_aSocial archaeology.
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