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Food in antiquity : a survey of the diet of early peoples /

The authors describe various sources of sustenance (meat, cooking oils, fruits and vegetables, beverages, etc.) in terms of who consumed it, how it was prepared, and how it spread from its region of origin. They also study the impact of diet on disease among early peoples.

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Main Author: Brothwell, Don R.
Contributors: Brothwell, Patricia.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1998.
Edition:Expanded ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Geschichte Anfänge-500
Food > History.
Food habits > History.
Diet > history
Feeding Behavior > history.
Food > history
Aliments > Histoire.
Habitudes alimentaires > Histoire.
Alimentación > Historia.
Food.
Food habits.
Ernährung.
Altertum
Antike
Ess- und Trinksitte
Geschichte
Aufsatzsammlung
Voeding.
Oudheid.
Alter Orient
Aufsatzsammlung.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The population "explosion" ; Fire and food ; Sources of data ; Chemical analysis ; Man eats man
  • The vertebrates. The mammals ; Dairy produce ; Birds ; Reptiles and amphibians ; Fish
  • The invertebrates. Molluscs ; Insects
  • Sugars. Honey ; Other sources of sugar
  • Fungi
  • Cereal crops
  • The vegetables. Pulses ; Roots and tubers ; Green vegetables ; Salad plants ; Gourds, melons, squashes
  • Fruit and nuts. Berry and tree fruits ; Citrus fruits ; Dates, figs, grapes ; Nuts
  • Olives, oils, herbs and condiments. Olives and cooking oils ; Herbs, spices and condiments
  • Drinks
  • Diet and disease. Famine ; Plant and animal diseases ; Vitamin deficiency ; Other dietary disorders ; Skeletal evidence ; Infant feeding ; Food poisoning and adulteration
  • Afterword.

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