The archaeology of alcohol and drinking
By: Frederick H. Smith ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.
Series: The American experience in archaeological perspective
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9780813032900
Subjects: Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Barbados -- Saint Philip -- History; Alcohol industry -- Barbados -- Saint Philip -- History; Sugar plantations -- Barbados -- Saint Philip -- History; Distilleries -- Barbados -- Saint Philip -- History; Maroons -- Alcohol use -- Barbados -- Saint Philip; Slaves -- Alcohol use -- Barbados -- Saint Philip; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Barbados -- Saint Philip -- History; Saint Philip (Barbados) -- History; Saint Philip (Barbados) -- Antiquities
Description: From the Publisher: Through its complex history, alcohol has served many cultural functions, often constructive ones. For centuries it has been used as a valuable economic commodity, a medicinal tool, a focus of social gatherings, and a mechanism for psychological escape.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Alcohol-related material culture; title: The historical archaeology of alcohol production; title: The historical archaeology of alcohol trade and transport; title: The historical archaeology of alcohol consumption; title: Mapps Cave : the archaeology of alcohol, marronage, and slave revolt in Barbados; title: Conclusion.