Food in Antiquity: A Survey of the Diet of Early PeoplesJHU Press, 22 янв. 1998 г. - Всего страниц: 283 From soup to nuts—or rather, from vinegar to locusts. 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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THE VEGETABLES | 105 |
FRUIT AND NUTS | 130 |
OLIVES OILS HERBS | 153 |
DRINKS | 164 |
DIET AND DISEASE | 175 |
AFTERWORD | 193 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 225 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 7 | 5 |
CEREAL CROPS 94 | 94 |
NOTES ON THE PLATES 265 | 265 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 273 | 273 |
THE VEGETABLES 105 | 105 |
FRUIT AND NUTS 130 | 130 |
OLIVES OILS HERBS | 153 |
DRINKS 164 | 164 |
DIET AND DISEASE 175 | 175 |
THE PLATES 233 | 6 |
INTRODUCTION 13 | 13 |
THE VERTEBRATES 26 | 26 |
THE INVERTEBRATES 59 | 59 |
SUGARS 73 | 73 |
FUNGI 85 | 85 |
AFTERWORD 193 | 193 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY 225 | 225 |
THE PLATES 233 | 233 |
NOTES ON THE PLATES 265 | 265 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 273 | 273 |
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Food in Antiquity: A Survey of the Diet of Early Peoples Don R. Brothwell,Patricia Brothwell Просмотр фрагмента - 1969 |
Food in Antiquity: A Survey of the Diet of Early Peoples Don R. Brothwell,Patricia Brothwell Просмотр фрагмента - 1969 |