Hesperia articles from March 2004

Hesperia archives from March 2004

The Mycenaean Feast: an introduction.
March 22, 2004... In 2001, I participated in a conference on the culture and cuisine of the prehistoric Aegean, sponsored by the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University at Sheffield. (1) Many of the papers focused in one way or another on...

A survey of evidence for feasting in Mycenaean Society.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT The study of feasting on the Greek mainland during the Middle and Late Bronze Age provides insights into the nature of Mycenaean society. Grave goods demonstrate changes in feasting and drinking practices and their importance in...

Animal sacrifice, archives, and feasting at the palace of Nestor.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT The contexts of burned faunal assemblages from Blegen's excavations at the Palace of Nestor are examined in this paper. Special attention is given to a deposit of bones found in a corner of room 7 of the Archives Complex. It is...

Mycenaean feasting on Tsoungiza at Ancient Nemea.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT This paper presents a ceremonial feasting deposit from Late Helladic IIIA2 Tsoungiza. The dominance of head and foot bones from at least six cattle suggests on-site butchery, with the possibility that the meat was distributed for...

Sacrificial feasting in the Linear B documents.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT Linear B tablets and sealings from Thebes, Pylos, and Knossos monitor preparations for communal sacrifice and feasting held at palatial centers and in outlying districts. In this article I discuss the nature of the Linear B...

Aegean feasting: a Minoan perspective.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT This survey of feasting in Bronze Age Crete reveals that feasts could be either exclusive elite celebrations or unrestricted occasions in which social identity rather than power was most important. In contrast, Mycenaean feasting...

A goodly feast ... a cup of mellow wine: feasting in bronze age Cyprus.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT Recent studies have focused on the consumption of food and drink in antiquity, specifically employing anthropological perspectives to examine the social aspects of these activities. In light of these studies, I review in this...

Feasting in Homeric epic.
March 22, 2004... ABSTRACT Feasting plays a central role in the Homeric epics. The elements of Homeric feasting--values, practices, vocabulary, and equipment--offer interesting comparisons to the archaeological record. These comparisons allow us to detect...