The Archaeology of Food and Warfare: Food Insecurity in Prehistory by Amber M. VanDerwarker, Gregory D. WilsonEnglish | PDF | 2016 | 317 Pages | ISBN : 3319185055 | 7.7 MB
The archaeologies of food and warfare have independently developed over the past several decades. This volume aims to provide concrete linkages between these research topics through the examination of case studies worldwide. Topics considered within the book include: the impacts of warfare on the daily food quest, warfare and nutritional health, ritual foodways and violence, the provisioning of warriors and armies, status-based changes in diet during times of war, logistical constraints on military campaigns, and violent competition over subsistence resources.