Archaeology of drinking places
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This paper reconsiders the emergence of an iconographic formula in the context of Western Anatolia in the sixth and fifth centuries BC, which came later to be termed the 'Funerary Banquet' or 'Totenmahl'. Consisting usually of a single... more
This work aims to examine the use and social significance of pottery and other vessels found in burials from the early Iron Age (500 BC - 575 AD) in Eastern Norway. In this long-term perspective, one particular and significant change... more
New England seafarers from small merchant ships visited the natural saltpans of the Venezuelan island of La Tortuga from the late seventeenth century up until 1781. The liminal space of the island set the stage for the creation of an... more
"In Italian scholarship to date, little effort has been devoted to the study of formalized drinking practices in complex prehistoric societies, a crucial moment in social life. In the light of recent discoveries in the archaeobotanical... more
The first comprehensive discussion and survey on the subject for nearly two decades, - this book examines the nature and development of the glass industry in England, from its earliest origins with the arrival of the Roman Army until the... more
An interesting group of material, even if not a particularly in-depth paper.
This multidisciplinary book explores the social practice of dining over 2000 years, examining the archaeological, documentary, material culture and art historical evidence for the consumption of food and drink in various historical,... more
"In this paper it is argued that in the thirteenth century, during the Regional Development Period, new social groups emerged from the aggregation of people from smaller scattered communities into new spaces. In the Quebrada de... more