The importance of cultural contacts in the East Mediterranean has long been recognized and is the focus of ongoing international research. Fieldwork in the Aegean, Egypt, Cyprus, and the Levant continues to add to our understanding of the nature of this contact and its social and economic significance, particularly to the cultures of the Aegean. Despite sophisticated discussion of the archaeological evidence, in particular on the part of Aegean and Mediterranean archaeologists, there has been little systematic attempt to incorporate anthropological perspectives on materiality and exchange...
The importance of cultural contacts in the East Mediterranean has long been recognized and is the focus of ongoing international research. Fieldwor...
From remote antiquity to contemporary contexts, food and the stuff of food remains central to people s daily experiences as well as their sense and expression of identity. This volume explores the materiality of foodstuffs past and present, examining humanity s intriguingly complex relationships with, and experiences of, food. The book also makes a fresh contribution to our understanding of materiality through a novel focus on material culture, analysing objects used to prepare, wrap, serve and consume food and the tactile experiences involved in its production and consumption. Considering a...
From remote antiquity to contemporary contexts, food and the stuff of food remains central to people s daily experiences as well as their sense and ex...
