Ancient Wine : The Search for the Origins of Viniculture Paperback / softback
by Patrick E. McGovern
Part of the Princeton Science Library series
Paperback / softback
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A richly illustrated account of the story of ancient vinicultureThe history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine.
This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond.
Elegantly written and richly illustrated, Ancient Wine opens up whole new chapters in the fascinating story of wine by drawing on recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA sleuthing, and the writings and art of ancient peoples.
In a new afterword, the author discusses exciting recent developments in the understanding of ancient wine, including a new theory of how viniculture came to central and northern Europe.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages, 16 color + 44 b/w illus. 7 maps.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2019
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- ISBN:9780691197203
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages, 16 color + 44 b/w illus. 7 maps.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780691197203
