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Food, cuisine and society in prehistoric Greece / edited by Paul Halstead and John C. Barrett

Ten essays explore how food, drink, and material culture signified social identity and status in ancient Minoan and Mycenaean societies. This multi-disciplinary volume analyses the use of tableware and banqueting rituals in defining social distinctions.

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