Environment, cooking strategies and containers

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In 2010 • Pages: 238-247 •

By Nelson, Kit

Abstract

This article examines cooking strategies and cooking containers cross-culturally. Focusing on stone boiling and direct fire cooking, the authors find that geographic location and climate (particularly temperature, rainfall, and evapotranspiration) will be associated with cooking strategy. Container fabric type was also examined, and was found to be associated with cooking strategy, climatic variables, and subsistence type.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
eHRAF World Cultures	Other Researchers	DNAI-HG and Binford's HG database (2001)

Hypotheses (4)
Hypothesis	Supported
The use of stone boiling will be associated with geographic location, temperature, and rainfall (241-2).	Supported
Stone boiling vessel fabric type will be associated with the amount of gathering in subsistence strategy (243).	Supported
The use of direct fire boiling will be associated with geographic location, temperature, and rainfall (244).	Supported
Direct fire boiling vessel fabric type will be associated with potential evapotransportation and net aboveground productivity (243).	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings Amelia Piazza

Environment, cooking strategies and containers

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In 2010 • Pages: 238-247 • Cite

By Nelson, Kit

Abstract

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Hypotheses (4)

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In 2010 • Pages: 238-247 •