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Food, cuisine and society in prehistoric Greece

by Paul Halstead, John Barrett

Ten essays explore how food, drink, and material culture signified social identity and status in ancient Minoan and Mycenaean societies. This multi-disciplinary volume analyses the use of tableware and banqueting rituals in defining social distinctions.

Accession 2936 ISBN 1842171674 Publisher Oxbow
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