Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking

Strabo's Geography is one of the main sources that archaeologists use for the study of the Castro Culture’s (Iron Age in north-western Iberia) customs on food and consumption. In his description, he affirms that during two thirds of the year, those mountaineers fed on the acorn. The archaeologi...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e1df3c42c11e4e4c81e12767bde01ee22021-12-01T14:42:31ZAcorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/e1df3c42c11e4e4c81e12767bde01ee22013-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10133https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Strabo's Geography is one of the main sources that archaeologists use for the study of the Castro Culture’s (Iron Age in north-western Iberia) customs on food and consumption. In his description, he affirms that during two thirds of the year, those mountaineers fed on the acorn. The archaeological evidence shows that these people were mainly farmers; therefore Strabo presents this idea of gathering and poor agriculture in an attempt to contrast Castro Culture with a civilized image of Rome. However, the gathered products would constitute an important part of their diet, as the common finding of acorns in a substantial number of settlements seems to indicate.Estevo Amado RodríguezEXARCarticlebreadcookeryfurnacekiln or ovengrindingiron ageportugalspainMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2013/3 (2013)
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topic bread
cookery
furnace
kiln or oven
grinding
iron age
portugal
spain
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle bread
cookery
furnace
kiln or oven
grinding
iron age
portugal
spain
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Estevo Amado Rodríguez
Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking
description Strabo's Geography is one of the main sources that archaeologists use for the study of the Castro Culture’s (Iron Age in north-western Iberia) customs on food and consumption. In his description, he affirms that during two thirds of the year, those mountaineers fed on the acorn. The archaeological evidence shows that these people were mainly farmers; therefore Strabo presents this idea of gathering and poor agriculture in an attempt to contrast Castro Culture with a civilized image of Rome. However, the gathered products would constitute an important part of their diet, as the common finding of acorns in a substantial number of settlements seems to indicate.
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author Estevo Amado Rodríguez
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title Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking
title_short Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking
title_full Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking
title_fullStr Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking
title_full_unstemmed Acorn Bread in Iron Age of North-western Iberia, from Gathering to Baking
title_sort acorn bread in iron age of north-western iberia, from gathering to baking
publisher EXARC
publishDate 2013
url https://doaj.org/article/e1df3c42c11e4e4c81e12767bde01ee2
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