Gloria London, PhD.,
Ancient Near Studies
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March 28, 2013 - 12:30 pm
“Community Feasts in Antiquity: Barley Beer, Bread, or
Mush at Tell el-’Umayri, Jordan, in the Late 13th Century B.C.E.”
Gloria London, PhD., Ancient Near Studies
Over 25,000 animal bones and many cooking pots, the residue of feasting, were found in a repository near a 13th century B.C.E. house at Tell al-’Umayri near Amman. The building itself held 70-100 large storage jars, in addition to jugs, large kraters, and oversized cooking pots. Mounds of barley were also recovered. Texts from the Bible and ancient Near Eastern sites, and ethno-historical studies of traditional households in Crete and the Peloponnese, shed light on how and why this large quantity of food was used.
The Sally & Ralph Duchin Campus Lecture Series is made possible by Sally and Ralph Duchin and The University of Arizona Hillel Foundation
Location: Vista Room, UA Hillel Foundation 1245 E. 2nd St. (Mountain Ave. & 2nd St.)
Suggested parking: 2nd St. Garage at Mountain Ave. & 2nd St.
Dr. London's lecture is co-sponsored by:
The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
The Archeological Institute of America, Arizona Chapter
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The Department of Classics
The Religious Studies Program
The School of Anthropology
The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies
The Marriott University Park Hotel
