Humans, animals and the craft of slaughter in archaeo-historic societies /:

In this book, Krish Seetah uses butchery as a point of departure for exploring the changing historical relationships between animal utility, symbolism, and meat consumption. Seetah brings together several bodies of literature - on meat, cut marks, craftspeople, and the role of craft in production -...

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Main Author: Seetah, Krish (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:In this book, Krish Seetah uses butchery as a point of departure for exploring the changing historical relationships between animal utility, symbolism, and meat consumption. Seetah brings together several bodies of literature - on meat, cut marks, craftspeople, and the role of craft in production - that have heretofore been considered in isolation from one another. Focusing on the activity inherent in butcher, he describes the history of knowledge that typifies the craft. He also provides anthropological and archaeological case studies which showcase examples of butchery practices in varied contexts that are seldom identified with zooarchaeological research. Situating the relationship between practice, practitioner, material and commodity, this imaginative study offers new insights into food production, consumption, and the craft of cuisine.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-253) and index.
ISBN:9781108581639
1108581633
9781108553544
1108553540