Joan P. Alcock

Over my head but I enjoyed the author's description of the various sites. She reviews the archeological evidence of different types of food and cooking techniques from this era. Her research method is to take existing archeological data and analyze it in different ways. I liked her opinionated criticism of some past collection methods and biases. I was surprised by her assertion that the chain-hung cauldrons found in late Iron Age/early Roman era Britain probably had more to do with sacrifice than daily cooking. And that deer hunting was a rarity and again may have had more symbolic meaning than dietary use.… (mais)