Archaeology

A richly illustrated account of the story of ancient vinicultureThe history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine.

Migrating Tales situates the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, in its cultural context by reading several rich rabbinic stories against the background of Greek, Syriac, Arabic, Persian, and Mesopotamian literature of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, much of it Christian in origin.

Food and drink has been a focal point of modern social theory since the inception of agrarian capitalism and the industrial revolution.

At the intersection between western culture and Africa, we find the San people of the Kalahari desert.

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world.

Maize is the world's most productive food and industrial crop, grown in more than 160 countries and on every continent except Antarctica.

When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century A.

A "e;masterful and eminently readable"e; journey through the fascinating insights and revelations of Biblical archeology (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Material Connections eschews outdated theory, tainted by colonialist attitudes, and develops a new cultural and historical understanding of how factors such as mobility, materiality, conflict and co-presence impacted on the formation of identity in the ancient Mediterranean.

Easter Island, isolated deep in the South Pacific and now a World Heritage Site, was home to a fascinating prehistoric culture-one that produced massive stone effigies (the moai) and the birdman cult-and yet much of the island's past remains shrouded in mystery.

This book presents the latest research and developments in forensic archaeology, as discussed at the European Meetings on Forensic Archaeology (EMFA) from 2018 to 2023.

Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a million visitors in some years.

The agricultural world of Old Testament Israel swarmed with animals-birds, insects, fish, pack animals, pets, animals for hunting, and domesticated herds of sheep, goats, and cattle.

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Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life.

Americans began chewing gum long before 1850, scraping resin from spruce trees, removing any bits of bark or insects and chewing the finished product.

This history begins with the earliest brewers in the colony--women--revealing details of the Old Line State's brewing families and their methods.

Building upon anarchist critiques of racism, sexism, ableism and classism, this collection of new essays melds anarchism with animal advocacy in arguing that speciesism is an ideological and social norm rooted in hierarchy and inequality.

In early to mid-19th century America, there were growing debates concerning the social acceptability of alcohol and its consumption.

This work is an accurate, wide-ranging, and entertaining account of the illegal liquor traffic during the Prohibition Era (1920 to 1933).

Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.

This greatly expanded and revised edition contains more than 1,000 entries, covering everything from common everyday foods to the latest in genetic research--and beyond.

Examples and strategies for partneringwith volunteers in maritime heritage research Thisvolume is the first to address the ways maritime archaeologists have engagedcitizen scientists, presenting examples of projects and organizations that haveinvolved volunteers in the important work of gathering and processing data.

This book comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd Construction Management Workshop  (CMW 24), New Frontiers of Construction Management, held in Ravenna, Italy on November 7-8, 2024.

This book delves deeply into the multifaceted challenges of geoheritage management today, including the ever-evolving geological landscape, human impact, and the pressing need for sustainable solutions.

The true story about a shipwreck discovery, exciting explorations, broken alliances, and returning a lost piece of Alaskan history.

An archaeology of lunacy is a materially focused exploration of the first wave of public asylum building in Britain and Ireland, which took place during the late-Georgian and early Victorian period.

Dining out used to be considered exceptional.

Dining out used to be considered exceptional.

On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of khubz 'arabi-the slightly leavened flatbread known to many as pita.

This book brings together, for the first time, the relevant material evidence demonstrating Christian use of the cross prior to Constantine.

In its current state, the global food system is socially and ecologically unsustainable: nearly two billion people are food insecure, and food systems are the number one contributor to climate change.

This book offers an analysis of archaeological imagery based on new materialist approaches.

In the 660s BC Egypt was a politically fragmented and occupied country.

This book explores the emergence and expansion of global kosher and halal markets with a particular focus on the UK and Denmark.

This second of two volumes on Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods focuses on the site excavations of towns and villages and what these excavations may tell us about the history of settlement in this important period.

This book explores the emergence and expansion of global kosher and halal markets with a particular focus on the UK and Denmark.

Wine has been a staple of tables around the world for more than 4,000 years and in that time has developed into one of the most widely recognized and highly cultivated beverages in nearly every civilization on earth.

Wild wines around the world have been created since the dawn of time, with nearly every civilization and culture on earth developing their own means of fermenting and distilling various fruits and grains into aromatic, strong spirited drinks that have graced the tables of kings and peasants alike.

The rich human history of South Carolina from its earliest days to the presentAdam King's Archaeology in South Carolina contains an overview of the fascinating archaeological research currently ongoing in the Palmetto state featuring essays by twenty scholars studying South Carolina's past through archaeological research.

Protecting present and future generations in times of crisis.

This heavily illustrated book is written by top archaeologists who study Florida's sunken heritage in unique underwater sites.

Art West has done it again.

Home Brewing: 70 Top Secrets & Tricks To Beer Brewing Right The First Time: A Guide To Home Brew Any Beer You Want is the definitive book on making quality beers at home.

Ever wondered how to brew your own beer?

"e;Casemate has a long history of publishing high quality military history non-fiction.

A concise history of warfare between Ancient Middle Eastern cultures in the age of the Old Testament using archaeology and evidence from the Bible.

First-person accounts chronicling the 3/7 Marines engaging in intense street-by-street fighting to put down an uprising in Iraq in April 2004.

"e;Art West is in hot water in more ways than one in his latest adventure.

A book of dinosaurs from Janet Evans featuring the world's top 16 most loved dinosaurs.