Andean luxury foods
Special Food for the Ancestors, Deities and the Élite
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3782015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C A Hastorf (0000-0002-4661-5524, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 297 |
| Pages | 545-554 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00092607 |
| OpenAlex | W2474035412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 18 |
Certain kinds of food can be classed as "luxurious" because they are difficult to procure and reserved for an élite - but luxury foods can be more surely defined from their context of use. Using examples from Andean archaeology the author shows how different foodstuffs perform ceremonial roles in different sectors of society. Many ordinary people use them to feed the ancestors, while the élite may put significance on a variety of consumables, including human blood
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