Abstract
Ceramics and zooarchaeological remains are commonly used as indicators of status and wealth at colonial-period sites, yet colonial expectations with regard to cuisine were often difficult to meet within the rigors of frontier life. In this paper, we juxtapose faunal and ceramic assemblages from Presidio Los Adaes and, informed by ethnohistorical and visual data, investigate how social expectations with regard to foodways were negotiated on the Spanish colonial frontier. While ceramic evidence suggests that tableware varied among households, the zooarchaeological assemblage indicates that Los Adaes residents shared the same basic diet.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 199-226 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | International Journal of Historical Archaeology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2012 |
Keywords
- Colonialism
- Cuisine
- Foodways
- Identity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Archaeology
- History
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)