An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

'Our results suggest a variable but plant-based diet (largely C3) for these hominins. Therefore, we argue that Australopithecus at Sterkfontein did not engage in regular mammalian meat consumption.' https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7315 #foodhistory #ancienthominins #foodarchaeology

'Our results suggest a variable but plant-based diet (largely C3) for these hominins. Therefore, we argue that Australopithecus at Sterkfontein did not engage in regular mammalian meat consumption.' https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7315 #foodhistory #ancienthominins #foodarchaeology

Donegal farmer uncovers 22kg slab of ancient bog butter: The accidental discovery could be one of the biggest finds of its kind in Ireland https://www.irishnews.com/news/ireland/donegal-farmer-uncovers-22kg-slab-of-ancient-bog-butter-YUJKZVXG6NH43G3SBZ3DAUDCHI/ #foodhistory #foodarchaeology #Ireland #foodpreservation #bogbutter

'In all, 124 pottery vessels were analyzed for ancient dietary lipid residues, and the functional specialization of several pottery types was determined.' https://phys.org/news/2024-05-pottery-residue-explores-culinary-traditions.html #foodshistory #ceramics #foodarchaeology #EarlyNeolithic #LateBronzeAge

'In all, 124 pottery vessels were analyzed for ancient dietary lipid residues, and the functional specialization of several pottery types was determined.' https://phys.org/news/2024-05-pottery-residue-explores-culinary-traditions.html #foodshistory #ceramics #foodarchaeology #EarlyNeolithic #LateBronzeAge

'A Roman-era shipwreck on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca was carrying a cargo of highly prized fish sauce when it sank around 1,700 years ago, a new study finds.' https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1700-year-old-roman-shipwreck-was-stuffed-to-the-gills-with-fish-sauce-when-it-sank #foodhistory #garum #foodarchaeology

'A Roman-era shipwreck on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca was carrying a cargo of highly prized fish sauce when it sank around 1,700 years ago, a new study finds.' https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1700-year-old-roman-shipwreck-was-stuffed-to-the-gills-with-fish-sauce-when-it-sank #foodhistory #garum #foodarchaeology

'Conservator Lily Carhart determined that the bottles were imported from England..., and were likely filled with cherries picked at Mount Vernon by enslaved people, then buried in the storage area between 1758 and 1776.' https://www.archaeology.org/news/12341-240423-mount-vernon-cherries #foodarchaeology #foodhistory #EarlyUSHistory

'Conservator Lily Carhart determined that the bottles were imported from England..., and were likely filled with cherries picked at Mount Vernon by enslaved people, then buried in the storage area between 1758 and 1776.' https://www.archaeology.org/news/12341-240423-mount-vernon-cherries #foodarchaeology #foodhistory #EarlyUSHistory

Medieval cooking ASMR (short) is now online on YT:

https://youtube.com/shorts/xACBL_DPiOw?si=_zWwwoyvBXgMP-T2

Thanks for boosts! 🥰 You are the best!

(Longer version on my Insta & TikTok incoming.)

#food #FoodHistory #medieval #medievalCooking #foodArchaeology #experimentalArchaeologie #ASMR #CookingASMR

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Whoops. Nothing to see here. Just a slight anachronism.

https://youtu.be/LL7ZmSJlDDk

#food #Video #medievalCooking #medievalFood #reenactment #foodArchaeology

'Samples of this birch pitch still embedded with 10 000-year-old tooth marks were discovered in Sweden several decades ago, but a recent study has revealed more about what the prehistoric teenagers ate and other activities they did with their teeth.' https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/stone-age-gum-ancient-food #foodarchaeology #gum #foodhistory

'Samples of this birch pitch still embedded with 10 000-year-old tooth marks were discovered in Sweden several decades ago, but a recent study has revealed more about what the prehistoric teenagers ate and other activities they did with their teeth.' https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/stone-age-gum-ancient-food #foodarchaeology #gum #foodhistory

Although I bristle at such terms as 'superfood', it is gratifying to see #archaeological evidence of #seaweeds and #freshwater #plants consumed as food since #Mesolithic times. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/seaweed-has-been-a-superfood-since-prehistoric-times/148905 #foodhistory #foodarchaeology

Although I bristle at such terms as 'superfood', it is gratifying to see #archaeological evidence of #seaweeds and #freshwater #plants consumed as food since #Mesolithic times. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/seaweed-has-been-a-superfood-since-prehistoric-times/148905 #foodhistory #foodarchaeology

Eat Like a Viking With This Bread Recipe: Cremated archaeological finds can tell us a lot about Early Medieval baking habits. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/make-viking-funeral-flatbreads #foodhistory #FuneraryRites #Viking #barley #oats #foodarchaeology

Eat Like a Viking With This Bread Recipe: Cremated archaeological finds can tell us a lot about Early Medieval baking habits. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/make-viking-funeral-flatbreads #foodhistory #FuneraryRites #Viking #barley #oats #foodarchaeology

Dietary studies are not a new thing: “One can work harder and longer on pork and beans…than on any other food with which I am acquainted, save bear meat.” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/eat-like-a-lumberjack-bean-hole-beans #foodhistory #foodarchaeology #lumberjacks #diet #nutrition #metabolism #HardLabour