Anthropology of Food

This new three-volume set presents 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini.

"... more than 250 entries spanning geographic and temporal contexts and features recent discoveries alongside the results of decades of research."

"... a unique collection of over 1,000 entries that focuses on topics in physical/ biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology."

This exciting resouce offers an unprecedented look at human history's living heart: the billions of anonymous men and women often forgotten by historical studies, but without whose lives human history would be meaningless.