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The Origins and Ancient History of Wine. P. E. McGovern, S. J. Fleming and S. Katz, Eds. (New York: Gordon and Breach, ) The study of the origin, development and diversity of the human diet is emerging as a coherent field that offers a much-needed integrative framework for our contemporary knowledge of the ecology of food and nutrition. Among the subjects covered are the domestication of the Vinifera grape, the wine trade, the iconography of ancient wine, and the analytical and archaeological challenges posed by ancient wines. The essayists argue that wine existed as long ago as BC, almost half /5(3).  · Patrick E. McGovern. Dr Patrick E. McGovern is the Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, where he is also an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology. His academic background combined the physical sciences, archaeology, and history-an A.B. in Author: Ancient-Origins.

Dr Patrick E. McGovern is the Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, where he is also an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology.. His academic background combined the physical sciences, archaeology, and history-an A.B. in Chemistry from Cornell University, graduate work in. The Origins and Ancient History of Wine. DOI link for The Origins and Ancient History of Wine. The Origins and Ancient History of Wine book. Edited By Patrick E. McGovern, Stuart J. Fleming, Solomon H. Katz. Edition 1st Edition. First Published eBook Published 19 June Pub. Location London. Patrick McGovern, a pioneer in the field of ancient wine and spirits research, believes we are "just at the beginning of an ever-intensifying endeavor, as genetic, chemical, botanical, and other scientific techniques become increasingly more accurate, sensitive, and wide-ranging.".

Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture. by Patrick E. McGovern (Princeton University Press, /) This book is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the earliest stages of vinicultural history and prehistory, 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 and the vine by drawing upon recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and. The Origins and Ancient History of Wine: Food and Nutrition in History and Antropology 1st Edition is written by Patrick E. McGovern and published by Routledge. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Origins and Ancient History of Wine are , and the print ISBNs are , The 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.