Iron Age Foodways in South-East England, 150 BC–AD 43

Description

This volume examines food- and drink-related practices in south-east England during the Late Iron Age (c.150 BC–AD 43), a period marked by significant social, political and cultural change. It traces foodways from procurement and processing to preparation and consumption, drawing on evidence from both settlement and mortuary contexts. The study synthesises a range of archaeological data, including ceramic, archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological, human skeletal and small finds assemblages, in order to investigate the technologies, practices and social contexts involved at each stage of the foodway.

Patterns of production, storage, preparation and consumption are used to examine how identity, status and social relationships were expressed and negotiated using food and drink. Situating Late Iron Age south-east England as a colonial frontier, the volume explores local engagement with Roman and Gallic worlds and offers new interpretations of consumption practices that emphasise agency, creativity and selective adoption.