Bread making and social interactions at the amarna workmen’s village, egypt

World Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-144

  Samuel, Delwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient egypt; Archaeology of food; Baking; Emmer wheat; Household archaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL HISTORY; FOOD CONSUMPTION;

AMARNA; EGYPT;

EID: 0032863609     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1999.9980435     Document Type: Article

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