Inside Ancient Kitchens

Download or read book Inside Ancient Kitchens written by Elizabeth Klarich and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2010 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside Ancient Kitchens builds upon the last decade of feasting studies and presents two unique goals for broadening the understanding of prehistoric meals. First, the volume focuses on the study of meal preparation through the analysis of temporary and permanent kitchen areas. This move to focus "behind-the scenes" is aimed at determining how, where, and by whom meals were financed and prepared. Secondly, data from these preparation contexts are used to differentiate between household-level and suprahousehold-level meals in each case study, resulting in more nuanced typologies of daily meals, feasts, and other food-related events. --