Description
Book SynopsisThe 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. This volume describes the application of this methodology to the archaeology of Greece.
Trade ReviewThis 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 topic within archaeology, this volume should be required reading for anyone who is interested in the archaeology of food or subsistence, Greek archaeology (both prehistoric and historic), and archaeological science"
Elizabeth R. Arnold,
JEMAHS 5.3-4 (2017).
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
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Chapter 1 Introduction, by Anastasia Papathanasiou and Sherry C. Fox
Chapter 2 Stable Isotope Analysis of Bone and Teeth as a Means for Reconstructing Past Human Diets in Greece, by Michael P. Richards
Chapter 3 Stable Isotope Analyses in Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece: An Overview, by Anastasia Papathanasiou
Chapter 4 Stable Isotope Analysis of Skeletal Assemblages from Prehistoric Northern Greece, by Sevasti Triantaphyllou
Chapter 5 Variations in Diet in Prehistoric Thebes: The Case of the Bronze Age Mass Burial, by Efrossini Vika
Chapter 6 Existence and Subsistence in Mycenaean-Era East Lokris: The Isotopic Evidence, by Carina A. Iezzi
Chapter 7 Dietary Reconstruction at the Geometric-Period Burial Site of Ayios Dimitrios, by Eleni Panagiotopoulou and Anastasia Papathanasiou
Chapter 8 Diet and the Polis: An Isotopic Study of Diet in Athens and Laurion during the Classical, Hellenistic, and Imperial Roman Periods, by Anna Lagia
Chapter 9 Stable Isotope Evidence for Infant Feeding Practices in the Greek Colony of Apollonia Pontica, by Cynthia S. Kwok and Anne Keenleyside
Chapter 10 Bread, Oil, Wine, and Milk: Feeding Infants and Adults in Byzantine Greece, by Chryssi Bourbou and Sandra Garvie-Lok
Chapter 11 Summary: Patterns in the Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Data through Time, by Anastasia Papathanasiou and Michael P. Richards
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