Ancient indigenous cuisines : archaeological explorations of the midcontinent / edited by Susan M. Kooiman, Jodie A. O'Gorman, and Autumn M. Painter.

Other author Kooiman, Susan M., editor.
Other author O'Gorman, Jodie, editor.
Other author Painter, Autumn M., 1991- editor.
Format Book
PublicationTuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2025]
Descriptionx, 312 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs, charts ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Archaeological explorations of the midcontinent
SeriesArchaeology of food
Archaeology of food (Series) ^A1373642
Contents Cuisine in the ancient midcontinent / Susan M. Kooiman, Jodie A. O'Gorman, and Autumn M. Painter -- Earth oven cuisine via fire-cracked rock cooking in the midcontinent / Fernanda Neubauer -- Indigenous cuisine in the Northern Great Lakes / Susan M. Kooiman and Rebecca K. Albert -- Woodland tradition cuisines in southeastern Wisconsin / Jennifer R. Haas -- Plates, cuisine, and the community at the Morton Site / Jeffrey M. Painter and Jodie A. O'Gorman -- Ceremonial feasting and culinary practices in the Central Illinois River Valley : a zooarchaeological perspective / Terrance J. Martin -- Exploring identity through cuisine and ritual at the Morton Village Site, West-Central Illinois / Kelsey Nordine -- Bison hoes and bird tails : reconsidering the introduction of maize farming into Manitoba / Mary E. Malainey -- Nixtamalization and Cahokian cuisine / Alleen Betzenhauser -- The archaeobotany of the East St. Louis Precinct of Greater Cahokia / Kimberly Schaefer, Mary Simon, and Mary M. King -- Why cuisine? / Jodie A. O'Gorman and Susan M. Kooiman.
Abstract "A collection of original essays, Ancient Indigenous Cuisines is the first to cover recent trends in foodways archaeology in the Midwest using the concept of cuisine: the selection of food ingredients and methods of food preparation, cooking, and serving/consumption in relation to their social, cultural, and environmental contexts. This work span the Early Archaic (9000 BC) to Late Precontact (up to around AD 1500) in ecological zones of present-day Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba. Chapters trace development from hunter-gathering to horticultural practices to the more robust farming/fishing/hunting model centered on maize, squash, and other domesticates. As Susan M. Kooiman, Jodie A. O'Gorman, and Autumn M. Painter note, identification of past cooking habits and evolving methods for foodstuffs identification can help archaeologists to reconstruct foodways and connect food behaviors with identity and associated fundamental societal beliefs. Contributors to this collection use cutting-edge methods and perspectives and consider a range of questions and outcomes that demonstrate the versatility and strength of culinary studies. To move the field forward, contributors also note areas for further analysis and improvement. This volume targets archaeologists and students, archaeobotanists and zooarchaeologists, and those curious about Indigenous food culture. Engaging content includes chapters on the construction of earth ovens, the use-alteration of pottery and residue, a discussion of cuisine combining plant and animal data with ceramic trends, and the various contexts of plates to understand cooking methods and the social role of cuisine. Others examine faunal remains, the plant remains of feasting, the introduction of maize, the use of limestone nixtamalization, and archaeobotanical assemblages that reveal shifts in cuisine. A conclusion addresses the question, Why cuisine? CONTRIBUTORS Rebecca K. Albert / Alleen Betzenhauser / Jennifer R. Haas / Mary M. King / Susan M. Kooiman / Mary E. Malainey / Terrance J. Martin / Fernanda Neubauer / Kelsey Nordine / Jodie A. O'Gorman / Autumn M. Painter / Jeffrey M. Painter / Kimberly Schaefer / Mary Simon"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-297) and index.
LCCN 2024022115
ISBN9780817361822
ISBN9780817322205 hardcover
ISBN0817322205 hardcover
ISBN0817361820 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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