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    The architecture of food: Consumption and society in the Iron Age of Atlantic Scotland, with special reference to the site of Old Scatness, Shetland.

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    Publication date
    2013-11-22
    Author
    Summers, John R.
    Supervisor
    Dockrill, Stephen J.
    Bond, Julie M.
    Keyword
    Northern Isles
    Archaeobotany
    Archaeology
    Economy
    Hearths
    Agriculture
    Feasting
    Social organisation
    Food
    Old Scatness, Shetland
    Iron Age
    Rights
    Creative Commons License
    The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a Creative Commons Licence.
    Institution
    University of Bradford
    Department
    Division of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences
    Awarded
    2011
    
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    Abstract
    Food is the foundation upon which societies are built. It is a means of survival, a source of wealth and prosperity and can be used as a means of social display. In Iron Age Atlantic Scotland, a wide range of food resources were open to exploitation. Among these, barley is likely to have been an important backbone to the system. Far from being at the mercy of the elements, the Iron Age population of Atlantic Scotland was able to extract surpluses of food from the landscape which could be manipulated for social, political and economic gain. One means through which this could be achieved is feasting, a practice considered significant elsewhere in the Iron Age. With such ideas at its core, this thesis examines the main arenas for consumption events in Iron Age Atlantic Scotland (dwellings) in detail, considering also the underpinnings of the system in terms of food production and accumulation, in particular the barley crop. The distribution of food processing and preparation between a dwelling and its associated ancillary buildings at Old Scatness provides insights into the organisation of life on the settlement.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5714
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    Thesis
    Qualification name
    PhD
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