Ancient and Traditional Foodways

The origins of agriculture and the diets of the earliest civilizations.

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1. Ancient and Traditional Foodways

A journey through the origins of agriculture and the diets of the earliest civilizations, from the first domesticated grains of the Fertile Crescent to the sacred food laws and culinary traditions of the ancient world.