The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
October 24th, 1996 - July 21st, 1997
In our own society, there is no escaping the significance of food. Food and drink keep us alive. They feed our imagination and stimulate our senses. They communicate beliefs. They distinguish rich from poor. They are a blessing that can sometimes become a curse.
Each of these statements would have been equally true in the ancient Mediterranean world. This exhibit has been designed by undergraduate students to provide just a 'taste' of the complexities of Greco-Roman food production and consumption.
Many - but by no means all! - of the 'food-related' objects in the holdings of the Kelsey Museum are physically on display. This electronic exhibit is designed to showcase other items that are kept in storage, and to expand the range of artifacts we can study to explore the significance of food in the ancient world.
The exhibit is divided into five parts:
Table Wares
Karanis: A Farming Town in Roman Egypt
Fishy Matters
Coins
Religion and Death
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Last updated 10/24/1996
This web page was created by
Clay Blake-Thomas, so if you have any comments about the web page please email me by clicking on my name. If there are any comments about the information presented here please email the course instructor,
Professor Sue Alcock, by clicking on her name.