posted on 2015-08-24, 11:56authored byPenelope M. Allison
[FIrst paragraph] Some of the most significant locations for foodways in archaeological contexts are domestic
sites. Indeed archaeologists throughout the world probably dig up more domestic sites than
any other site types. They can be found within urban settlements but also in rural contexts,
and at military sites such as Roman forts and fortresses (e.g. soldiers’ barracks and
commanding officers’ residences). Within domestic sites everyday foodways – the food
storage, food processing and food consumption activities of all members of the household –
are often the most identifiable of all household activities, through structural, material-cultural
and bioarchaeological evidence. In contrast, everyday foodways in domestic contexts in
historic periods are probably the least well documented in the textual sources.
History
Citation
The Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia
Author affiliation
/Organisation/COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND LAW/School of Archaeology and Ancient History