Foodways Archaeology: A Decade of Research from the Southeastern United States

Interest in the study of foodways through an archaeological lens, particularly in the American Southeast, is evident in the abundance of literature on this topic over the past decade. Foodways as a concept includes all of the activities, rules, and meanings that surround the production, harvesting,...

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Published in:Journal of archaeological research 2017-12, Vol.25 (4), p.421-460
Main Author: Peres, Tanya M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Cooking
Cultural anthropology
Food security
Harvesting
Material culture
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic factors
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Summary:Interest in the study of foodways through an archaeological lens, particularly in the American Southeast, is evident in the abundance of literature on this topic over the past decade. Foodways as a concept includes all of the activities, rules, and meanings that surround the production, harvesting, processing, cooking, serving, and consumption of food. We study foodways and components of foodways archaeologically through direct and indirect evidence. The current synthesis is concerned with research themes in the archaeology of Southeastern foodways, including feasting, gender, social and political status, and food insecurity. In this review, I explore the information that can be learned from material remains of the foodstuffs themselves and the multiple lines of evidence that can help us better understand the meanings, rituals, processes, and cultural meanings and motivations of foodways.
ISSN:1059-0161
1573-7756
DOI:10.1007/s10814-017-9104-4