Overview

This volume presents contemporary evidence - scientific, archaeological, botanical, textual and historical - for major revisions in the understanding of winemaking in antiquity. Among the subjects covered are the domestication of the Vinifera grape, the wine trade, the icongraphy of ancient wine, and the analytical and archaeological challenges posed by ancient wines. The essayists argue that wine existed as long ago as 3500BC, almost half a millenium earlier than experts believed. This work offers a wide-ranging treatment of wine in the early history of western Asia and the Mediterranean.

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Author:   Patrick E. McGovern ,  Stuart J. Fleming ,  Solomon H. Katz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   Vol 11
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9789056995522

ISBN 10:   9056995529
Pages:   438
Publication Date:   29 January 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Part I: Ancient Sayings About Wine Part II: Grapes and Wine: Hypothesis and Scientific Evidence The Archaeological Evidence for Winemaking, Distribution, and Consumption at the Proto-Historical Godin Tepe, Iran Part III: The History and Archaeology of Wine: The Near East and Egypt The Earliest History of Wine and Its Importance in Ancient Egypt ""Canaanite Jars"" and the Late Bronze Age Aegeo-Levantine Wine Trade Wine Amphoras in Ancient Greek Trade The Domestication of the Grapevine Vitis Vinifera L. in the Near East Part IV: The Mediterranean An Enologist's Commentary on Ancient Wines Wine and the Vine in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Cuneiform Evidence Empty Cups and Empty Jugs: The Social Role of Wine in Minoan and Mycenaean Societies"

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It is impossible to begin to describe the riches of this book...a major contribution to wine literature...recommended without reservation to anyone with an interest in grapes and wine in the past. -Wine East

It is impossible to begin to describe the riches of this book...a major contribution to wine literature...recommended without reservation to anyone with an interest in grapes and wine in the past. -Wine East

It is impossible to begin to describe the riches of this book...a major contribution to wine literature...recommended without reservation to anyone with an interest in grapes and wine in the past. <br>-Wine East <br>

"It is impossible to begin to describe the riches of this book...a major contribution to wine literature...recommended without reservation to anyone with an interest in grapes and wine in the past."""

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Patrick E. McGovern, Stuart J. Fleming, Solomon H. Katz

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