{"product_id":"ancient-foodways-integrative-approaches-to-understanding-subsistence-and-society-hardcover","title":"Ancient Foodways: Integrative Approaches to Understanding Subsistence and Society - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. Margaret Scarry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDale L. Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin S. Arbuckle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow archaeology can shed light on past foodways and\u003cbr\u003esocial worlds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough\u003cbr\u003evarious case studies, \u003ci\u003eAncient Foodways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eillustrates how archaeologists can use bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, \u003cbr\u003earchitecture, and other evidence to understand how food acquisition, \u003cbr\u003epreparation, and consumption intersect with economics, politics, and ritual.\u003cbr\u003eSpanning four continents and several millennia of human history, this volume is\u003cbr\u003ea comprehensive and contemporary survey of how archaeological data can be used\u003cbr\u003eto interpret past foodways and reconstruct past social worlds.\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003evolume is organized around four major themes: feasting and politics; sacrifice, \u003cbr\u003eritual, and ancestors; diet, landscape, and health; and integrative methods.\u003cbr\u003eContributors weave together multiple threads of evidence relating to plants, \u003cbr\u003eanimals, craft production, and human health and reconnect the material remnants\u003cbr\u003ewith behaviors, practices, and meanings. The case studies show the varied and\u003cbr\u003ecreative ways that multiple sources of evidence can be used to shed light on\u003cbr\u003epast foodways.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient\u003cbr\u003eFoodways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003edemonstrates how environmental and cultural factors shaped past subsistence\u003cbr\u003estrategies and cooking practices and reveals the role food played in shaping cultural\u003cbr\u003eidentity and exchange networks, while also examining how food production\u003cbr\u003emethods can lead to environmental destruction and the detrimental role of\u003cbr\u003edietary constraints on human health.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783204340000,"sku":"9780813069494","price":153.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac8034b3ed31d3677590b593292150e9.webp?v=1780582658","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ancient-foodways-integrative-approaches-to-understanding-subsistence-and-society-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}