{"product_id":"the-story-of-food-in-the-human-past-how-what-we-ate-made-us-who-we-are-hardback-9780817320829","title":"The Story of Food in the Human Past; How What We Ate Made Us Who We Are (Hardback) 9780817320829","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Story of Food in the Human Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow What We Ate Made Us Who We Are\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobyn E. Cutright (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817320829\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 14 colour figures, 17 black \u0026amp; white figures, 9 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.775 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Food in the Human Past \u003c\/i\u003eis fascinating and well written and covers a broad swath of archaeology with a tone that will not only engage students, but also general readers interested in the archaeology of food.\"—Jerry D. Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prehistory of Home \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVisions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Fifth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping overview of how and what humans have eaten in their long history as a species\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Food in the Human Past: How What We Ate Made Us Who We Are \u003c\/i\u003euses case studies from recent archaeological research to tell the story of food in human prehistory. Beginning with the earliest members of our genus, Robyn E. Cutright investigates the role of food in shaping who we are as humans during the emergence of modern Homo sapiens and through major transitions in human prehistory such as the development of agriculture and the emergence of complex societies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cutright begins her fascinating study with a discussion of how food shaped humans in evolutionary terms by examining what makes human eating unique, the use of fire to cook, and the origins of cuisine as culture and adaptation through the example of Neanderthals. The second part of the book describes how cuisine was reshaped when humans domesticated plants and animals and examines how food expressed ancient social structures and identities such as gender, class, and ethnicity. Cutright shows how food took on special meaning in feasts and religious rituals and also pays attention to the daily preparation and consumption of food as central to human society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cutright synthesizes recent paleoanthropological and archaeological research on ancient diet and cuisine and complements her research on daily diet, culinary practice, and special-purpose mortuary and celebratory meals in the Andes with comparative case studies from around the world to offer readers a holistic view of what humans ate in the past and what that reveals about who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574221369624,"sku":"9780817320829","price":61.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-story-of-food-in-the-human-past-how-what-we-ate-made-us-who-we-are-hardback-9780817320829","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}