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Archaeodiet in the Greek World
M(Ed)Et Al Richards
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Description for Archaeodiet in the Greek World
Paperback. The analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in bone collagen provides a powerful tool for reconstructing past diets, since it provides the only direct evidence of the foods that were actually consumed. Editor(s): Papathanasiou, Anastasia; Richards, Michael; Fox, Sherry C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
The analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in bone collagen provides a powerful tool for reconstructing past diets, since it provides the only direct evidence of the foods that were actually consumed. The chapters that comprise this volume describe the application of this methodology to the archaeology of Greece, a country whose archaeobotanical remains have been isotopically studied more extensively than any other place in the world. The archaeological issues that can be addressed using stable isotope methods include the importance of fishing; the possible early introduction of millet; the nature of childrearing including weaning age and ... Read more
The analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in bone collagen provides a powerful tool for reconstructing past diets, since it provides the only direct evidence of the foods that were actually consumed. The chapters that comprise this volume describe the application of this methodology to the archaeology of Greece, a country whose archaeobotanical remains have been isotopically studied more extensively than any other place in the world. The archaeological issues that can be addressed using stable isotope methods include the importance of fishing; the possible early introduction of millet; the nature of childrearing including weaning age and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9780876615492
SKU
V9780876615492
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About M(Ed)Et Al Richards
Anastasia Papathanasiou is an archaeologist with the Greek Ministry of Culture in the Ephorate of Paleoanthropology and Speleology. Her research interests focus on the areas of bioarchaeology, paleopathology, paleodiet, stables isotope analysis, mortuary practices, and prehistoric archaeology. She conducts physical anthropological and archaeological research in Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in Greece.
Reviews for Archaeodiet in the Greek World
This is an excellent volume integrating archaeological, historical, bioarchaeological, and isotopic resources into a synthetic interpretation of the Greek diet.... If you are interested in dietary reconstruction in Greece or the Eastern Mediterranean, this book will be an essential resource Nicholas P. Herrmann, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 160 (2016), pp. 740-741. "While a specialized ... Read more