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Apr 25, 2024
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2020-2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ANTH 25600 - Archaeology Of Beer
Credit Hours: 3.00. Alcoholic beverages are an important aspect of foodways, the cultural practices and values surrounding food and drink. This course provides an overview of the ancient origins of beer and other alcoholic beverages globally, and examines the cultural context and social role of these innovations through a combination of archaeology, material culture studies, historical texts, and ethnography. In addition to examining archaeological case studies of the production and consumption of beer and other alcoholic beverages, topics to be covered include: evolution of brewing and fermenting technology, biology and chemistry of brewing and fermentation, residue and materials analysis, origins of agriculture, emergence of social complexity, sexual division of labor, social identity (gender, class, ethnicity), and recent trends in production and consumption. Typically offered Fall Spring.Credits: 3.00
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