Book contents
- The Archaeology of Food
- The Archaeology of Food
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 What Is Food, and Why Do Archaeologists Study It?
- Chapter 2 How Do Archaeologists Study Food?
- Chapter 3 Food and Economics
- Chapter 4 Food and Inequality
- Chapter 5 Food and Politics
- Chapter 6 Identity: Food, Affiliation, and Distinction
- Chapter 7 Food, Ritual, and Religion
- Chapter 8 Archaeology, Food, and the Future
- References
- Index
Chapter 4 - Food and Inequality
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2019
- The Archaeology of Food
- The Archaeology of Food
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 What Is Food, and Why Do Archaeologists Study It?
- Chapter 2 How Do Archaeologists Study Food?
- Chapter 3 Food and Economics
- Chapter 4 Food and Inequality
- Chapter 5 Food and Politics
- Chapter 6 Identity: Food, Affiliation, and Distinction
- Chapter 7 Food, Ritual, and Religion
- Chapter 8 Archaeology, Food, and the Future
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the archaeology of food and social status, discussing high-status foods and diets, emulation, table manners, and the distinction between prestige and wealth. Food remains shed light not only on entrenched hierarchies but also on shaky and contested social distinctions.
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- The Archaeology of FoodIdentity, Politics, and Ideology in the Prehistoric and Historic Past, pp. 73 - 97Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019