Celtic and Roman food and feasting practices : A multiproxy study across Europe and Britain
@inproceedings{Enayat2014CelticAR, title={Celtic and Roman food and feasting practices : A multiproxy study across Europe and Britain}, author={Misha Enayat}, year={2014} }
This research investigates common food and feasting practices in both Celtic/Iron Age and Roman Europe and Britain. It is based on previous studies that employ a variety of materials and methods to ...
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