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Author Cool, H. E. M.

Title Eating and drinking in Roman Britain / H.E.M. Cool
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (282 pages)
Contents Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Ap©♭ritif; CHAPTER 2 The food itself; CHAPTER 3 The packaging; CHAPTER 4 The human remains; CHAPTER 5 Written evidence; CHAPTER 6 Kitchen and dining basics: techniques and utensils; CHAPTER 7 The store cupboard; CHAPTER 8 Staples; CHAPTER 9 Meat; CHAPTER 10 Dairy products; CHAPTER 11 Poultry and eggs; CHAPTER 12 Fish and shellfish; CHAPTER 13 Game; CHAPTER 14 Greengrocery; CHAPTER 15 Drink; CHAPTER 16 The end of independence; CHAPTER 17 A brand-new province; CHAPTER 18 Coming of age; CHAPTER 19 A different world
CHAPTER 20 DigestifAppendix: data sources for tables; References; Index
Summary What were the eating and drinking habits of the inhabitants of Britain during the Roman period? Integrating a range of archaeological sources, including pottery, metalwork and environmental evidence, this book illuminates contemporary eating and drinking choices, providing invaluable insights into how the communities of Roman Britain regarded their world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Food habits -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
Classical antiquities
Food habits
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056607
Subject Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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