Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Understand the key methodological and theoretical approaches towards investigating food in archaeology.
2. Critically review key debates concerning food in archaeology from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
3. Through group seminar discussions and poster production, effectively communicate research issues relating to food in archaeology.
4. Construct an essay on food in archaeology.
Indicative Module Content:
Topics may include:
Introduction to sources of evidence
How to produce a group poster
Identifying food ingredients in the archaeological record
Biochemical, lipid and isotope analyses
Human osteology
Hunter-gatherer societies
Origins of agriculture
Cultural approaches – social relations, identity, gender
Food storage and feasting
Experimental food processing
Migration and colonisation
Alcohol, drugs and food taboos
Developing a multi-disciplinary approach