GastroHistoryAn article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways
GastroHistoryAn article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways
'Our results suggest a variable but plant-based diet (largely C3) for these hominins. Therefore, we argue that Australopithecus at Sterkfontein did not engage in regular mammalian meat consumption.' https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7315 #foodhistory #ancienthominins #foodarchaeology
'Our results suggest a variable but plant-based diet (largely C3) for these hominins. Therefore, we argue that Australopithecus at Sterkfontein did not engage in regular mammalian meat consumption.' https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7315 #foodhistory #ancienthominins #foodarchaeology
Donegal farmer uncovers 22kg slab of ancient bog butter: The accidental discovery could be one of the biggest finds of its kind in Ireland https://www.irishnews.com/news/ireland/donegal-farmer-uncovers-22kg-slab-of-ancient-bog-butter-YUJKZVXG6NH43G3SBZ3DAUDCHI/ #foodhistory #foodarchaeology #Ireland #foodpreservation #bogbutter
'In all, 124 pottery vessels were analyzed for ancient dietary lipid residues, and the functional specialization of several pottery types was determined.' https://phys.org/news/2024-05-pottery-residue-explores-culinary-traditions.html #foodshistory #ceramics #foodarchaeology #EarlyNeolithic #LateBronzeAge
Pottery residue research explores culinary traditions in Germany from the Early Neolithic to the Bronze Age
Pottery types and decoration have been used extensively by archaeologists to differentiate and describe cultures. The (past) contents and the actual function of the vessels have less often been the focus of research.
'In all, 124 pottery vessels were analyzed for ancient dietary lipid residues, and the functional specialization of several pottery types was determined.' https://phys.org/news/2024-05-pottery-residue-explores-culinary-traditions.html #foodshistory #ceramics #foodarchaeology #EarlyNeolithic #LateBronzeAge
Pottery residue research explores culinary traditions in Germany from the Early Neolithic to the Bronze Age
Pottery types and decoration have been used extensively by archaeologists to differentiate and describe cultures. The (past) contents and the actual function of the vessels have less often been the focus of research.
'A Roman-era shipwreck on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca was carrying a cargo of highly prized fish sauce when it sank around 1,700 years ago, a new study finds.' https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1700-year-old-roman-shipwreck-was-stuffed-to-the-gills-with-fish-sauce-when-it-sank #foodhistory #garum #foodarchaeology
'A Roman-era shipwreck on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca was carrying a cargo of highly prized fish sauce when it sank around 1,700 years ago, a new study finds.' https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1700-year-old-roman-shipwreck-was-stuffed-to-the-gills-with-fish-sauce-when-it-sank #foodhistory #garum #foodarchaeology
'Conservator Lily Carhart determined that the bottles were imported from England..., and were likely filled with cherries picked at Mount Vernon by enslaved people, then buried in the storage area between 1758 and 1776.' https://www.archaeology.org/news/12341-240423-mount-vernon-cherries #foodarchaeology #foodhistory #EarlyUSHistory