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- Book Title
- Food in Antiquity : A Survey of the Diet of Early Peoples
- ISBN
- 9780801857409
- Publication Name
- Food in Antiquity : a Survey of the Diet of Early Peoples
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Features
- Reprint
- Item Width
- 7.4in
- Item Weight
- 14 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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A world-wide survey of the eating and drinking habits of early peoples, Don and Patricia Brothwell's Food in Antiquity covers a broad geographical range, from the early populations of Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas to the more familiar Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, and Roman worlds. From meat, insects, vegetables, and fruits to cooking oils and beverages, each source of sustenance is described in terms of who consumed it, how it was prepared, and how it spread from its region of origin. The Brothwells' treatment is engaging and the information they provide fascinating. We learn, for example, that the vinegar carried by Roman foot soldiers on long marches was mixed with water to serve as a refreshing drink and that fungi provided a reliable source of diet for peoples from Europe, Australia, Japan, and China. The authors consider such questions as whether St. John ate carob or actual locusts in his desert hermitage and whether ancient farmers may have rid their crops of troublesome pests by capturing and eating them. They discuss cannibalism, food taboos, and the radical changes that took place with the introduction of the domestication of animals. The story they unfold is a compelling one that sheds much light on the intricate detective work, the problems and rewards, of biological research in archeology.
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801857406
ISBN-13
9780801857409
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912531
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Food in Antiquity : a Survey of the Diet of Early Peoples
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
7.4in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gt2860.B7 1998
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
"Excellently written, arranged and signposted... The authors are to be congratulated on having included so much in so small a space."-- Classical Review, [This] cannot have been an easy book to write, and it is hardly surprising that there is no other quite like it: the collection and organization of material, the drawing together of evidence disparate in content and origin, the reduction of complex data to brief and intelligible statements, must all have been daunting tasks and one can only admire the authors' courage in attempting them and their skill in producing something which is, in spite of it all, both interesting and useful., Excellently written, arranged and signposted... The authors are to be congratulated on having included so much in so small a space., "Very readable... This revised edition will be a useful addition to any Near Eastern bookshelf." -- Rachel S. Hallote, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, "[This] cannot have been an easy book to write, and it is hardly surprising that there is no other quite like it: the collection and organization of material, the drawing together of evidence disparate in content and origin, the reduction of complex data to brief and intelligible statements, must all have been daunting tasks and one can only admire the authors' courage in attempting them and their skill in producing something which is, in spite of it all, both interesting and useful."-- Journal of Roman Studies
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Preface to the 1998 edition 1. Introduction 2. The Vertebrates 3. The Invertebrates 4. Sugars 5. Fungi 6. Cereal Crops 7. The Vegetables 8. Fruit and Nuts 9. Olives, Oils, Herbs and condiments 10. Drinks 11. Diet and Disease Afterword Bibliography The Plates Notes on the Plates Acknowledgments Index
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Archaeology, Ancient / General, Nutrition, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Diet & Nutrition / General
Lccn
97-018406
Dewey Decimal
392/.37/09
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Cooking, Health & Fitness, Medical, History, Social Science
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