Brothwell, Don R. <br/><br/>
Food in antiquity :  a survey of the diet of early peoples / 
Don and Patricia Brothwell. 
 - New York :  Frederick A. Praeger,  1969. 
 - 248 p. :  ill., maps. ;  21 cm. 
 - Ancient peoples and places,  66 .
 - Ancient peoples and places (Praeger)  v. 66. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200) and index. 
<br/><br/>List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The population explosion -- Fire and food -- Sources of data -- Chemical analysis -- Man eats man -- The mammals -- Dairy produce -- Birds -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Fish -- Mollusks -- Insects -- Honey -- Other sources of sugar -- Fungi -- Cereal crops -- Pulses -- roots and tubers --green vegetables -- Salad plants -- Gourds, melons, squashes -- Berry and tree fruits -- Citrus fruits -- Dates, figs, grapes -- Nuts -- Olives and cooking oils -- Herbs, spices and condiments -- Drinks -- Diet and disease -- Famine -- Plant and animal diseases -- Vitamin deficiency -- Other dietary disorders -- Skeletal evidence -- Infant feeding -- Food poisoning and adulteration -- Bibliography -- The plates -- Notes on the plates -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Dust jacket preserved. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>^^^69019524^ 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food--History<br/>Food--history<br/>Diet--history
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT2860  / .B7 1969b 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>392/.37/09 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WA 11  / B874f 1969