Feasting on Broken Glass: Making a Meal of Seeds Bones and Sherds
\nby Mary C. Beaudry<\/p>\n
Drawing on various lines of evidence that provide insight into late 18th- and early 19th-century episodes of dining at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts, I explore ways in which historical archaeologists can move from discussions of food and foodstuffs to explore menus, meals, and dining. I argue that by drawing together many lines of evidence\u2014food remains such as bones, seeds, and shells; documentary sources; and ceramics, glassware, and utensils\u2014archaeologists are able to \u201cfeast\u201d upon the evidence and to go beyond merely reporting on what people ate in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Feasting on Broken Glass: Making a Meal of Seeds Bones and Sherds by Mary C. Beaudry Drawing on various lines of evidence that provide insight into late 18th- and early 19th-century episodes of dining at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts, I explore ways in which historical archaeologists can move from discussions of food and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","edd-categories":[11],"edd-tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051","download","type-download","status-publish","hentry","download_category-volume-42","edd-download","edd-download-cat-volume-42"],"yoast_head":"\n