Patrick E. McGovern

Ancient Wine

The Search for the Origins of Viniculture

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The history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, Ancient Wine opens up whole new chapters in the fascinating story of wine by drawing on recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA sleuthing, and the writings and art of ancient peoples. In a new afterword, the author discusses exciting recent developments in the understanding of ancient wine, including a new theory of how viniculture came to central and nor… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-691-19720-3
EAN: 9780691197203
Produktnummer: 30340774
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 464 S.
Masse: H13.9 cm x B21.7 cm x D2.8 cm 438 g
Abbildungen: 16 color + 44 b/w illus. 7 maps.
Gewicht: 438
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Patrick E. McGovern is scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. He is the author of Uncorking the Past and Ancient Brews and has collaborated with Dogfish Head Brewery to recreate a series of ancient ales.