The Archaeology of Garlic (Allium Sativum)
Recent finds of garlic from Late Bronze Age Akrotiri, Thera have led to research related to the historical, economic and social aspects of its use in the archaeological narrative. Garlic is an important domesticated plant in our lore, medicine, mythology, cooking, and ethnography, and is now ubiqui...
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Recent finds of garlic from Late Bronze Age Akrotiri, Thera have led to research related to the historical, economic and social aspects of its use in the archaeological narrative. Garlic is an important domesticated plant in our lore, medicine, mythology, cooking, and ethnography, and is now ubiquitous in everyday use. Previously, we knew of its importance in historical periods, especially since Roman times, when its use extended to all of Europe and beyond. Archaeobotanical investigations have extended the prehistoric and historical knowledge of this crop, providing some evidence as to how it was regarded, what were its possible uses and its changing status, diachronically. Here, therefore, it is an attempt to provide an overview of the related archaeological finds and, briefly, its references in ancient texts.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ff1126601054e6abeef4c35ccd738ba2023-01-18T09:24:38ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922021-11-014810.4312/dp.48.20The Archaeology of Garlic (Allium Sativum)Anaya Sarpaki0Independent scholar, Tsikalaria (Chania), Greece Recent finds of garlic from Late Bronze Age Akrotiri, Thera have led to research related to the historical, economic and social aspects of its use in the archaeological narrative. Garlic is an important domesticated plant in our lore, medicine, mythology, cooking, and ethnography, and is now ubiquitous in everyday use. Previously, we knew of its importance in historical periods, especially since Roman times, when its use extended to all of Europe and beyond. Archaeobotanical investigations have extended the prehistoric and historical knowledge of this crop, providing some evidence as to how it was regarded, what were its possible uses and its changing status, diachronically. Here, therefore, it is an attempt to provide an overview of the related archaeological finds and, briefly, its references in ancient texts. https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/10217garlicAllium sativumonionAllium cepaAkrotiriThera |
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| title | The Archaeology of Garlic (Allium Sativum) |
| title_full | The Archaeology of Garlic (Allium Sativum) |
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| title_short | The Archaeology of Garlic (Allium Sativum) |
| title_sort | archaeology of garlic allium sativum |
| topic | garlic Allium sativum onion Allium cepa Akrotiri Thera |
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