Brewing beer: Status, wealth and ceramic use alteration among the Gamo of south-western Ethiopia

World Archaeology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 516-528

  Arthur, John W ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Beer; Ceramics; Ethiopia; Pottery; Status; Use alteration; Wealth

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; CULTURAL TRADITION; DRINKING; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INCOME; MATERIAL CULTURE; SOCIAL STATUS;

BEER; BREWING; CERAMICS; CULTURE VESSEL; ETHIOPIA; FERMENTED PRODUCT;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0037291941     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0043824021000026486     Document Type: Article

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