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Re: CULINARY HABITS OF THE STONEHENGE BUILDERS
Oct 14, 2015, 20:09
moss wrote:
Interesting flurry of news on the feasting at Durrington Walls. Dairy products become 'ritual', no salads or greens...

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2015/10/culinary-habits-of-the-stonehenge-builders/108630

"Little evidence of plant-based meals were located at the site. Researchers found the burnt remains of nuts and wild fruits such as berries or crab apples, but no cooking greens or vegetables were located at what is described as a “meat fest”.

Read more: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news/feeding-stonehenge-hearty-menu-monument-builders-revealed-barbeque-pork-roast-beef-yogurt-and-020564#ixzz3oXIaPLC2



You often wonder if the people that write up these stories actually understood the papers they report on .
The reading from the paper by the reviews is a bit misleading concerning greens/vegetables .
The tests were for absorbed lipid residues i.e. fats ,waxes etc which are likely to be high in meat and dairy products ,but not in greens.

“ no cooking greens or vegetables were located at what is described as a “meat fest”.” The paper didn’t say that ,what it did say was “and an emphasis on animal over plant foods.” , “Without knowing the isotope values of cereal grains or other plant foods that were available, however, it is difficult to assess the relative dietary contribution of animal and plant products, and therefore whether the range of foods encountered at Durrington Walls
were consumed on a regular basis. “ and “Plant foods such as fruits and tubers are also less
likely to have come into contact with fire during processing and may therefore be somewhat
underrepresented. “ and even “trace amounts of degraded vegetable waxes were detected in a small number of sherds “ all of which are quite different from the suggestion in the review .
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