Viewing Our past through a Culinary Prism
What we eat defines us as a culture. From matso to tortillas, the relationship between culture and cuisine is evident. When we view our past through a culinary prism, we discover that our forebears were not very different from ourselves and we begin to see more of ourselves in the artifacts that wer...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2004, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 64-70 |
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| Summary: | What we eat defines us as a culture. From matso to tortillas, the relationship between culture and cuisine is evident. When we view our past through a culinary prism, we discover that our forebears were not very different from ourselves and we begin to see more of ourselves in the artifacts that were left behind by these distant relatives. Is it any surprise then that archaeology suggests that many of the technological advances made by our early ancestors wen directly related to culinary pursuits? |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/4132362 |